Clements v. Commonwealth

WADDILL, Commissioner.

Appellant, James Donald Clements, was indicted for the crime of rape. KRS 435.090. Upon trial he was convicted of detaining a woman against her will with intent to have carnal knowledge of her and his punishment was fixed at two years in the state penitentiary. KRS 435.110. We consider the several grounds upon which he relies for reversal of the conviction. Hereinafter the victim of the alleged crime will be referred to as the prosecutrix.

It is contended that the trial court should have directed an acquittal because the testimony of the prosecutrix is unsupported and is…