BROWN v. COMMONWEALTH


440 S.W.2d 520 (1969)

Jane BROWN, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied June 6, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Damon A. Vaughn, Madisonville, for appellant.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., Frankfort, Joseph H. Eckert, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


DAVIS, Commissioner.

Jane Brown has been found guilty by a jury of being an accessory before the fact (KRS 431.160) to the crime of abortion (KRS 436.020) performed upon the body of Brenda Teel by Ethel Penrod. Her punishment has been fixed at imprisonment for two years. She appeals, asserting that (1) she was entitled to a directed verdict of acquittal; (2) an erroneous instruction was given; (3) incompetent evidence was admitted; (4) the testimony of the accomplice...

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