Bays v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Pulton

Reversing.

The appellant, Dixie Bays, was convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for a violation of Section 1220 of the Kentucky Statutes making it a felony for a woman to conceal the birth of a bastard child so that it may not be known whether the child was born alive. On this appeal, among other grounds urged for reversal, it is contended that the trial court should have directed a verdict of not guilty. Since we have determined that this contention must be sustained, we refrain from discussing other questions raised.

The appellant lived in a room…