Bivens v. Commonwealth

EBLEN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Warren Circuit Court, which imposed a two-year sentence for conviction of the statutory offense of obtaining money under false pretenses. It is urged that the judgment should be reversed because the appellant was wrongfully denied court-appointed counsel when in the custody of officers and while being questioned; the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s final argument was improper ; and the evidence was insufficient to identify the appellant as the guilty party.

On April 11, 1956, a male occupant of a car appeared at the drive-in window of the…