ELLIOTT v. COMMONWEALTH


284 S.W.2d 78 (1955)

Lon ELLIOTT, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

November 11, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Golden, Floyd Taylor, Pineville, for appellant.

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


CAMMACK, Judge.

Lon Elliott was charged with the willful murder of Lloyd Napier, and upon his trial was sentenced to 21 years in prison. He urges reversal of the judgment on the grounds that (1) the verdict is flagrantly and palpably against the evidence; (2) he should have been granted a new trial upon the ground of newly discovered evidence; (3) the Commonwealth's Attorney made a statement which was prejudicial to his substantial rights; and (4) the court erred...

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