JAMES v. COM.

No. 2010-SC-000275-MR.

360 S.W.3d 189 (2012)

Joseph Thomas JAMES, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

February 23, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel T. Goyette , Louisville Metro Public Defender, Elizabeth B. McMahon , Assistant Public Defender, Office of the Louisville Metro Public Defender, Louisville, KY, for appellant.

Jack Conway , Attorney General, Courtney J. Hightower , Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General, Criminal Appellate Division, Frankfort, KY, for appellee.


Opinion of the Court by Justice NOBLE.

Appellant, Joseph Thomas James, was convicted of first-degree rape, first-degree unlawful imprisonment, fourth-degree assault, violating a protective order, and being a persistent felony offender (PFO). On appeal, he claims the trial court erred by denying his motion for a directed verdict, the prosecutor failed to disclose exculpatory statements, hearsay evidence was improperly admitted, an incomplete version of his own statements...

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