TURNER v. COM.

No. 2010-SC-000391-MR.

345 S.W.3d 844 (2011)

James B. TURNER Jr., Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

August 25, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen Shuff Maurer , Assistant Public Advocate, Department of Public Advocacy, Frankfort, KY, for appellant.

Jack Conway , Attorney General, James Coleman Shackelford , Assistant Attorney General, Office of Criminal Appeals, Attorney General's Office, Frankfort, KY, for appellee.


Opinion of the Court by Justice NOBLE.

Appellant, James B. Turner, Jr., was convicted of first-degree sexual abuse and incest, and sentenced to 22 years in prison. He appeals his convictions, asserting improper venue, insufficient evidence of incest, and a double jeopardy violation. Finding Appellant's conviction for sexual abuse to be erroneous, it is reversed, but the remaining conviction is affirmed.

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