Williams v. Commonwealth

CAMMACK, Justice.

Willard Williams is appealing from a judgment sentencing him to one year in prison on a charge of child desertion. He contends the trial court erred (1) in refusing to direct a verdict in his favor; (2) in permitting the Commonwealth’s Attorney to interrogate witnesses concerning his association with a woman other than his wife; (3) in refusing to permit an avowal to be made a part of the record; and (4) in making an improper and prejudicial remark to his attorney.

Williams is 37 years old. He and his wife, the chief prosecuting witness, have been married about 18 years. They…