JACKSON v. COMMONWEALTH


275 S.W.2d 788 (1955)

Clell JACKSON, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

February 18, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. L. Brown, Williamsburg, for appellant.

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


MONTGOMERY, Justice.

Clell Jackson was indicted for the murder of James Hammons. He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to twenty-one years' confinement. This is the second appeal of this case. The first opinion may be found in Ky., 249 S.W.2d 20.

On this appeal, appellant complains that the court erred in not admitting evidence concerning a prior difficulty between the children of appellant and the deceased...

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