DEVINE v. COMMONWEALTH


258 S.W.2d 717 (1953)

DEVINE v. COMMONWEALTH.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

May 29, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Ward, Harrodsburg, for appellant.

J. D. Buckman, Jr., Atty. Gen., and Zeb A. Stewart, Ass't. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


STEWART, Justice.

William Clifford Devine was tried for the crime of rape, found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment without the privilege of parole. He appeals from the judgment, complaining that the circuit court erred: (1) In admitting in evidence his confession which he claims was procured in contravention of the "Sweating Act"; (2) in overruling his motion to discharge the jury because they had separated; (3) in permitting the Commonwealth's attorney on...

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