MINIX v. COMMONWEALTH


249 S.W.2d 48 (1952)

MINIX v. COMMONWEALTH.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

May 16, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcus Mann, and Mann & Mann, all of Salyersville, for appellant.

J. D. Buckman, Jr., Atty. Gen., H.D. Reed, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


WADDILL, Commissioner.

The appellant, Clayton Minix, was convicted of the murder of Polly Arnett and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He seeks reversal of the judgment upon the following grounds: (1) Refusal of the court to grant him a continuance; (2) permitting the jury to separate; (3) admitting incompetent evidence and in excluding competent evidence; and, (4) prejudicial argument of the Commonwealth's Attorney.

The evidence disclosed that the deceased...

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