Taylor v. Commonwealth

Roy Taylor was indicted for rape, tried and convicted. His punishment was fixed at 9 years in the penitentiary. The victim of the alleged rape was Mary Gilliam, who was 19 years of age at the time and the wife of Forester Gilliam.

Eleven assignments of error bring before us the challenged rulings of the trial court.

The Attorney General has moved that the petition be dismissed on the ground that it does not contain a clear and concise statement of the facts which is required by Rule 14, 1-(c). The penalty of non-compliance with the rule is that the clerk of this court is directed not to receive…