TURNER v. COMMONWEALTH


315 S.W.2d 619 (1958)

George TURNER, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied September 19, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl T. Osborne, Benton, for appellant.

Jo M. Ferguson, Atty. Gen., Earl V. Powell, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


MOREMEN, Chief Justice.

Appellant, George Turner, was convicted of willfully deserting his four infant children, an offense denounced by KRS 435.240, and was sentenced to two years' confinement in the penitentiary.

Appellant urges as grounds for reversal that: (1) a verdict should have been directed for him at the conclusion of the commonwealth's testimony; (2) competent evidence was rejected; (3) a witness was permitted, over objection of appellant, to testify...

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