Roberts v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Dietzman

Reversing.

The appellant, W. R. Roberts, was indicted for the •offense denounced by section 1148a-7 of the Kentucky Statutes of unlawfully and feloniously, by violence, force, and threats, alarming, disturbing, hindering, obstructing, and intimidating an officer of the commonwealth of Kentucky in the matter of his official action and in the discharge of his official duty. Appellant’s demurrer to the indictment being overruled, he was tried under it, found guilty, and sentenced to serve 5 years in the penitentiary. He appeals.

Appellant’s contention…