Morgan v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

The appellant, Harry L. Morgan, was convicted in the Lewis circuit court of the offense denounced hy section 1155 o'f the Kentucky Statutes, that of unlawfully carnally knowing Sallie Keeton, alias Sallie Trumho, a female under 16 years of age, and not the wife of defendant. The jury fixed his punishment at confinement in the penitentiary for a period not less than ten years, nor more than ten years and one day. From the judgment rendered upon that verdict and refusing to grant him a new trial, defendant prosecutes this appeal.

Numerous alleged…