SUMNER v. COMMONWEALTH


261 S.W.2d 633 (1953)

SUMNER v. COMMONWEALTH.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 16, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred K. Cope, Hazard, for appellant.

J. D. Buckman, Jr., Atty. Gen., Emmitt G. Fields, Commonwealth's Atty., Whitesburg, Tolbert Combs, County Atty., Hazard, Zeb. A. Stewart, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


CULLEN, Commissioner.

Leonard Sumner appeals from a judgment sentencing him to five years in the penitentiary following conviction on a charge of maliciously shooting at and wounding another with intent to kill.

The main point argued in appellant's brief is that the verdict was not supported by the evidence. This argument amounts to nothing more than a contention that the jury should have believed the defendant...

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