Hunter v. Commonwealth

SIMS, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Kenneth Hunter, was convicted of detaining a girl against her will for the purpose of having carnal knowledge of her and was sentenced to the penitentiary for two years. He assigns three errors for reversal: 1. The verdict is against the law and the evidence; 2. the court should have granted him a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence; 3. the court erred in overruling his motion for a continuance.

Appellant was living with Gladys Grant in Christian County and although they had never been married, the couple passed as husband and wife. Gladys was…