ELLISON v. COMMONWEALTH


225 S.W.2d 470 (1949)

311 Ky. 757

ELLISON v. COMMONWEALTH.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied January 24, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Willis, Greenville, Campbell Howard, Greenville, for appellant.

A. E. Funk, Atty. Gen., Zeb A. Stewart, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


SIMS, Chief Justice.

Raymond Ellison, about 37 years of age, was convicted of murdering his 12 year old wife and sentenced to death. He seeks to reverse the judgment on two grounds: 1. The verdict is not supported by the evidence and is the result of passion and prejudice; 2. incompetent evidence was admitted against him.

The evidence is wholly circumstantial, accompanied by proof of threats appellant made that he was going to get rid of his wife, together...

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