BIVENS v. COMMONWEALTH


330 S.W.2d 930 (1959)

Wayne Bruce BIVENS, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied February 5, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. R. Gregory, Bowling Green, for appellant.

Jo M. Ferguson, Atty. Gen., David B. Sebree, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


EBLEN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Warren Circuit Court, which imposed a two-year sentence for conviction of the statutory offense of obtaining money under false pretenses. It is urged that the judgment should be reversed because the appellant was wrongfully denied court-appointed counsel when in the custody of officers and while being questioned; the Commonwealth's Attorney's final argument was improper; and the evidence was insufficient to identify...

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