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CHAVIES v. COM.

No. 2011-SC-000140-MR.

374 S.W.3d 313 (2012)

Jeffery Wayne CHAVIES, Appellant v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

August 23, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erin Hoffman Yang , Assistant Public Advocate, Frankfort, KY, for Appellant.

Jack Conway , Attorney General, David Wayne Barr , Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General, Office of Criminal Appeals, Frankfort, KY, for Appellee.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Jeffery Wayne Chavies appeals from his conviction of eight counts of first-degree sodomy, one count of use of a minor in a sexual performance, and one count of first-degree sexual abuse, for which he received a total sentence of 70 years' imprisonment. Because the Commonwealth's introduction of an egregious amount of inadmissible character evidence combined with improper bolstering of the alleged victims' testimony rises to the level of palpable...

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