LONG v. COMMONWEALTH


265 S.W.2d 927 (1954)

LONG v. COMMONWEALTH.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 12, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George T. Ross, Andrew J. Ross, Thomas D. Shumate and Shumate & Shumate, Richmond, for appellant.

J. D. Buckman, Atty. Gen., Wm. F. Simpson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


STEWART, Justice.

Heidel Long was indicted by the grand jury of Madison County for the offense of willful murder. KRS 435.010. The jury found Long guilty of manslaughter and fixed a sentence of six years' confinement in the state penitentiary.

He appeals from the judgment entered, urging the following grounds for reversal: (1) the court erred in failing to direct the jury to find defendant not guilty; (2) the verdict is against the weight of the evidence and...

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