STOKES v. COM.

No. 2007-SC-000006-MR.

275 S.W.3d 185 (2008)

Stanley STOKES, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

December 18, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emily Holt Rhorer, Department of Public Advocacy, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellant.

Jack Conway, Attorney General, Julie Renae Scott, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appellate Division, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellee.


Opinion of the Court by Justice NOBLE.

Appellant, Stanley Stokes, was convicted of two counts of sodomy and sentenced to thirty years in prison. On appeal, he claims the trial court erred by allowing the definition of a medical term to be read into evidence outside the context of an expert witness's testimony, and by answering a jury question during penalty phase deliberation. Finding no error requiring reversal, Appellant's conviction and sentence are affirmed.<...

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