Pardue v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Logan

Reversing.

The appellant, Richard Pardue, was indicted by the Pulton county grand jury, charged with the crime of detaining a woman against her will. He was convicted by a jury and sentenced to the penitentiary for two years. He complains that he was convicted without any evidence on the part of the commonwealth to support the charge. The evidence to support the conviction as given by the witnesses who testified, in so far as it relates to the commission of the crime charged, will be briefly set out.

Lucille King testified:

“I was coming down the street, and I…