CATLETT v. COMMONWEALTH


246 S.W.2d 580 (1952)

CATLETT v. COMMONWEALTH.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

February 22, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Boyd Green, Shelbyville, for appellant.

A. E. Funk, Atty. Gen., Zeb A. Stewart, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


MOREMEN, Justice.

Appellant, James Catlett, was convicted of the rape of a 9 year old girl and sentenced to life imprisonment. He contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict.

The evidence for the Commonwealth concerning the crime consisted mainly of the testimony of the child. The defendant denied, in practically every detail, the testimony given by her. The mother of the child testified that her daughter left home with defendant a short...

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