KELLY v. COMMONWEALTH


260 S.W.2d 953 (1953)

KELLY v. COMMONWEALTH.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

May 22, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. B. Johnson, Harlan, for appellant.

J. D. Buckman, Jr., Atty. Gen., and Zeb A. Stewart, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


WADDILL, Commissioner.

Vernon Kelly was convicted of the murder of Dallas Harris and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals, urging four grounds for reversal: (1) The verdict of the jury is not sustained by the evidence; (2) admission of incompetent and prejudicial evidence; (3) erroneous instructions; and (4) that the accused was tried in an "unfriendly atmosphere."

The evidence introduced in behalf of the Commonwealth established that on Sunday, August...

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