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HOFF v. COM.

No. 2010-SC-000167-MR.

394 S.W.3d 368 (2011)

David HOFF, Appellant v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

December 22, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Jack Conway , Attorney General, Bryan Darwin Morrow , Office of the Attorney General, Frankfort, KY, for appellee.

Opinion of the Court by Justice NOBLE.

Appellant David Hoff was convicted by a Christian County jury of eight counts of first-degree rape and eight counts of incest. Appellant was given a life sentence. Because of the extensive use of inadmissible hearsay and the impermissible bolstering of the victim's testimony, this Court reverses the convictions and remands for a new trial.

I. BACKGROUND

This case arose when B.H., who was then twelve years old...

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