York v. Commonwealth

WADDILL, Commissioner.

Appellant seeks reversal of a judgment sentencing him to prison upon his conviction of committing incest. He contends: The trial court prevented him from obtaining a fair trial by making inaccurate statements concerning the law governing the case; the court erred in permitting the former wife of the appellant to testify against him, and the court erred in failing to direct a verdict of acquittal.

After the parties had accepted the jury the trial judge made the following remarks:

“Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, as Mr. Davies has already indicated, an indictment is a…