YORK v. COMMONWEALTH


395 S.W.2d 781 (1965)

Harry YORK, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

November 5, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel W. Davies, Davies & Hirschfeld, Newport, for appellant.

Robert Matthews, Atty. Gen., Joseph H. Eckert, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


WADDILL, Commissioner.

Appellant seeks reversal of a judgment sentencing him to prison upon his conviction of committing incest. He contends: The trial court prevented him from obtaining a fair trial by making inaccurate statements concerning the law governing the case; the court erred in permitting the former wife of the appellant to testify against him, and the court erred in failing to direct a verdict of acquittal.

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