RICHIE v. COMMONWEALTH


242 S.W.2d 1000 (1951)

RICHIE v. COMMONWEALTH.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 19, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alva A. Hollon, Hazard, for appellant.

A. E. Funk, Atty. Gen., W. Owen Keller, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


STANLEY, Commissioner.

The appellant, Mary Miller Richie, after two hung juries, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter for the killing of her husband, Kerman Richie, and sentenced to five years' imprisonment. She seeks a reversal of the judgment upon the ground that such a clear case of self-defense was established the court should have directed an acquittal. Other points raised need not be considered.

We first recite the undisputed facts. The parties, with...

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