MILAM v. COMMONWEALTH


275 S.W.2d 921 (1955)

Ed MILAM, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

February 25, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Pollard White, W. O. Soyars, Hopkinsville, for appellant.

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


SIMS, Justice.

Ed Milam was convicted of the murder of Stephen Farmer and his punishment was fixed at death. He urges two grounds for reversal: 1. his confession introduced by the Commonwealth was obtained under such circumstances as to render it inadmissible; 2. photographs introduced by the Commonwealth showing the body of deceased served no evidentiary purpose, were inflammatory and aroused the prejudice of the jury.

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