SHEPHERD v. COMMONWEALTH


327 S.W.2d 956 (1959)

Will SHEPHERD, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 2, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. K. Beasley, Harlan, for appellant.

Jo M. Ferguson, Atty. Gen., Paul E. Hayes, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


MOREMEN, Judge.

Appellant, Will Shepherd, was convicted of the crime of attempted rape of an 11 year old girl and was sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for a period of 15 years.

The technical nature of the errors, which appellant insists the trial court committed, relieves us of the duty to make a detailed statement of facts. It is enough to state that the child's version of the occurrence, supported by an eyewitness, was sufficient to establish...

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