COLDIRON v. COMMONWEALTH


263 S.W.2d 125 (1953)

COLDIRON v. COMMONWEALTH.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

December 18, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcus Mann, T. J. Arnett, Salyersville, for appellant.

J. D. Buckman, Atty. Gen., Zeb A. Stewart, Asst. Atty. Gen., Afton Smith, Hindman, for appellee.


SIMS, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Ellis Coldiron, Jr., was convicted of raping Levna Miller, a girl over the age of twelve years, and his punishment was fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for ten years. KRS 435.090. He asks that the judgment be reversed on the sole ground that incompetent evidence was admitted to his prejudice.

Prosecutrix, who was 21 years of age at the time of the occurrence, testified she was visiting at the home of her sister; that...

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