Commonwealth v. Ford

Opinion by

Ervin, J.,

The appellant, Clarence Ford, was indicted for assault and battery, aggravated assault and battery, assault and battery with intent to ravish, rape and conspiracy. He asserted the defense of alibi. He was found guilty by a jury on all counts. After disposing of a motion for new trial, sentence was imposed.

The victim of the rape, Janet Johnson Bey, 20 years of age, testified that on New Year’s Eve, December 81, 1959, she spent the early hours of the evening at her home. She then left for the Twins Inn, arriving there between 11:3Q p.m. and 12 midnight. She said that Tod…