KAHAFER v. COMMONWEALTH


284 S.W.2d 678 (1955)

Chester KAHAFER, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

December 2, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas H. Young, Louisville, for appellant.

J. D. Buckman, Jr., Atty. Gen., Zeb A. Stewart, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


HOGG, Judge.

Appellant, Chester Kahafer, appeals from a judgment of the Jefferson Circuit Court wherein he was convicted of the crime of rape, denounced by KRS 435.090, and his punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for life without the privilege of parole. For reversal of the judgment he contends: (1) the court misinstructed the jury; (2) prejudicially incompetent evidence was admitted over his objection; (3) the court failed to permit him to introduce...

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