HATFIELD v. COMMONWEALTH


473 S.W.2d 104 (1971)

Robert HATFIELD, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

November 19, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert T. Schneider, Horse Cave, for appellant.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., George F. Rabe, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


VANCE, Commissioner.

The appellant was convicted of the offense of indulging in indecent or immoral practices with the body or organs of a child under the age of fifteen years. KRS 435.105. He was sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for a period of five years.

The only question for review is whether the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on the defense of drunkenness or intoxication.

There was evidence in the case that the...

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