RICHMOND v. COMMONWEALTH


370 S.W.2d 399 (1963)

Clifford A. RICHMOND, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied September 27, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howell W. Vincent, Joseph C. Healy, Covington, for appellant.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., Joe Nagle, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


CULLEN, Commissioner.

Clifford A. Richmond appeals from a judgment imposing a sentence of 10-years' imprisonment and a fine of $500 pursuant to a verdict finding him guilty of the statutory offense of abortion, KRS 436.020(1).

The victim of the abortion, Thelma Mattia, died. The only testimony upon the trial tending to connect Richmond with the commission of the offense was that of John Coletta, Thelma's paramour. The trial court instructed the jury that a...

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