Roseberry v. Commonwealth

.Opinion of the Court by

Judge Willis

— Reversing.

George Roseberry was convicted of the crime denounced by section 1158, Kentucky Statutes, and sentenced to serve two years in the penitentiary. He was denied a new trial, and has appealed to this court assigning several reasons for a reversal of the judgment. The case is an unsavory one, and we shall state the facts only so far as is necessary to determine the legal questions presented.

The indictment charged that the appellant did unlawfully and feloniously detain Ellen Boone, a female over the age of 12 years, against her will and consent, with…