Gillispie v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Commissioner Sandidge

Affirming.

Appellant, Marion Gillispie, tried under an indictment which charged him with rape, was found guilty of the statutory offense of having carnal knowledge of a female under 18 and over 16 years of age and sentenced to three years ’ confinement in the penitentiary. • He prosecutes this appeal.

The chief reason urged by him why the judgment should be reversed is that it is not sustained by sufficient evidence and is contrary to law. That the argument is fallacious readily appears when it is analyzed. The prosecuting witness testified to a state…