BLAINE v. COMMONWEALTH


459 S.W.2d 759 (1970)

Joseph M. BLAINE, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied December 18, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Miller, Miller, Griffin & Marks, Lexington, for appellant.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., James H. Barr, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


WADDILL, Commissioner.

Appellant, who is the president of a drug company which sells prescription pharmaceuticals to wholesale firms, was convicted of performing an abortion, an offense denounced by KRS 436.020, and his punishment fixed at two years' imprisonment. He appeals, asserting several grounds for reversal of his conviction.

The first ground of error relates to the rebuttal testimony of Paul Hanna who testified in behalf of the Commonwealth. Appellant...

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