Ford v. Commonwealth

Affirming.

The first styled case is an appeal from a judgment convicting Robert Ford of raping a girl under twelve years of age and fixing his punishment at confinement in the penitentiary at 30 years. The other is an appeal from an order sustaining a general demurrer to and dismissing Ford’s petition for a writ of coram nobis to set aside his conviction. On motion of appellant the two cases were consolidated on appeal and have been heard together and both will be disposed of in this opinion.

The sole ground upon which appellant seeks to reverse the judgment of his conviction and the sole…