COMMONWEALTH v. ABUKAR

2014-SC-000417-DG.

497 S.W.3d 231 (2016)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellant v. Mohamud ABUKAR, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

RENDERED: SEPTEMBER 22, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT: Andy Beshear , Attorney General of Kentucky, David Bryan Abner , Assistant Attorney General.

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE: Dace A. Lubans-Otto , Alexandra Lubans-Otto , Attorney PLLC.


Appellee, Mohamud Abukar, a United States citizen and a native of Somalia, was convicted of first degree rape in Kenton Circuit Court and sentenced to twelve years in prison. The Court of Appeals reversed the judgment upon its conclusion that the trial court's failure to provide Abukar with a Somali interpreter...

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