JACKSON v. COMMONWEALTH


249 S.W.2d 20 (1952)

JACKSON v. COMMONWEALTH.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied June 13, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. H. Owens, Barbourville, for appellant.

A. E. Funk, Atty. Gen., for appellee.


LATIMER, Justice.

Appellant, Clell Jackson, was indicted and tried for murder. The jury found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter and fixed his punishment at 10 years in the penitentiary. He is here seeking reversal on the grounds: (1) error of the court in admitting incompetent and rejecting competent evidence; (2) erroneous instructions; and (3) the argument of Commonwealth's Attorney was prejudicially erroneous.

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