Estes v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Settle

Affirming.

The appellant, Coleman Estes, was indicted by the grand juiy of Estill county charged with the crime denounced by section 1158, Kentucky Statutes, viz.: unlawfully taking and detaining a woman, Minnie Lunsford, against her will, with intent to have carnal knowledge with her himself. His trial in the Estill circuit court under the indictment resulted in the return of a verdict *476by the jury finding -him guilty of the crime charged and fixing his punishment therefor at confinement in the penitentiary seven years. Appellant was refused a new trial in…