Legal Question in Criminal Law in Kentucky

Re: First degree rape

Yes the defendant can be convicted on testimony alone. The prosecution

needs whatever evidence is sufficient to persuade the trial jury that the

defendant is guilty, beyond a reasonable doubt.

It should also be evidence sufficient to prevent the trial judge from

ruling in the defendant's favor summarily -- that is, by finding for

the defendant because the judge believes that no reasonable jury could

find the defendant guilty of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt on

the evidence presented.