BENTLEY v. COMMONWEALTH


269 S.W.2d 253 (1954)

BENTLEY v. COMMONWEALTH.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

June 23, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis M. Burke, Pikeville, for appellant.

J. D. Buckman, Jr., Atty. Gen., John B. Browning, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


SIMS, Chief Justice.

This is a motion for an appeal from a judgment of the Pike Circuit Court convicting appellant, Joe Bentley, of the crime of escaping jail and fixing his punishment at 30 days in jail and a fine of $100. In seeking a reversal he insists the court erred: 1. in overruling the demurrer to the indictment; 2. in overruling his motion for a directed verdict; 3. in instructing the jury.

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