Adams v. Commonwealth

iSTEWART, Justice.

On May 14, 1952, the grand jury of Woodford County returned an indictment against Joe Adams, charging him with the offense of rape committed on the person of his daughter, Pauline Adams, age 13. See KRS 435.100. The indictment also alleged that on two previous occasions, namely, on October 25, 1938, and on May 21, 1942, Adams was convicted of felonies in the Woodford Circuit Court, so that he came within the application of KRS 431.190, the “Habitual Criminal Act.”

The jury found the accused guilty of rape and fixed his punishment at confinement in the penitentiary for life…