NESSLER v. COMMONWEALTH


383 S.W.2d 686 (1964)

Ronald NESSLER, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 30, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis V. Mangrum, Mayfield, for appellant.

Robert Matthews, Atty. Gen., F. E. Wood, Asst. Atty. Gen., L. M. Tipton Reed, Mayfield, for appellee.


MILLIKEN, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Ronald Nessler, was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary for deserting his pregnant wife in violation of KRS 435.240. The eighteen-year old wife was the only witness for the Commonwealth and the appellant was the sole witness for the defense. The couple were married in October, 1963, and she lived with her mother and stepfather, separate and apart from her husband, from January 2, 1964, on.

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