Wright v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Perry

Affirming.

The appellant, Charles Wright, was upon trial, on a charge of attempted rape, an offense denounced by section 1153, Kentucky Statutes, convicted and his punishment fixed at five years confinement in the penitentiary.

Complaining of this judgment, appellant appeals, seeking its reversal upon the grounds: (1) that the verdict is contrary to the law and evidence; (2) that the court failed to correctly instruct the jury; and (3) that it erred in admitting incompetent evidence against him.

It appears that the Middleton and Wright families had lived upon…