Willis v. Commonwealth

MOREMEN, Judge.

The question presented on this appeal invokes a determination of whether the Commonwealth failed to establish that the crime was committed in Rockcastle County where it was tried by the circuit court.

We have pointed out that venue is-a jurisdictional fact which is charged in the indictment and put in issue by a plea of not guilty. Woosley v. Commonwealth, Ky., 293 S.W.2d 625. Although it is one of the elements which must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt under the instructions, in this jurisdiction it has been continuously held that slight evidence sup-, ported by reasonable…