Render v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Dietzman

Affirming.

The appellant was indicted and convicted for a violation of section 1155 of the Kentucky Statutes as amended by chapter 17 of the Acts of 1922, his punishment being fixed at two years in the penitentiary, the minimum for the offense of which he was charged. The errors relied upon by him to secure a reversal of that judgment may be grouped under four heads: (1) Error in instructions; (2) error in admission and exclusion of evidence; (3) misconduct of the Commonwealth’s attorney; (4) nonsupport of the verdict by the evidence.

The indictment charges…