Hurst v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Sampson

Reversing.

Appellant, Hurst, appeals from a judgment of conviction in the Bell circuit court for the crime of rape, the punishment being fixed at ten years’ confinement in the state penitentiary. He relies upon five alleged grounds for reversal, stated as follows:

First: Because the court erred in overruling his'demurrer to the indictment.

Second: The court permitted incompetent evidence to go to the jury on the trial of this case and rejected and refused to allow competent evidence to be heard by the jury.

Third: The court failed and refused to properly…