Trent v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Morris, Commissioner

Reversing.

Appellant was found guilty of seduction under promise of marriage (KRS 436.010) the jury fixing punishment at one year’s confinement in the Reformatory, Grounds relied upon for reversal are:(1) The court erroneously refused to set aside the swearing of the jury when the Commonwealth’s attorney persisted in asking prejudicial questions. (2) Misconduct of the jury and Commonwealth’s attorney. (3) The verdict is flagrantly against the evidence. (4) Erroneous instruction to the jury.

The prosecuting witness, a crippled girl who was twenty years…