Shepherd v. Commonwealth

MOREMEN, Judge.

Appellant, Will Shepherd, was convicted of the crime of attempted rape of an 11 year old girl and was sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for a period of 15 years.

The technical nature of the errors, which appellant insists the trial court committed, relieves us of the duty to make a detailed statement of facts. It is enough to state that the child’s version of the occurrence, supported by an eyewitness, was sufficient to establish the crime of attempted rape. Appellant denied that he had at any time harmed the child and stated that at the time of the alleged attempt,…