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WOOSLEY v. COMMONWEALTH

282 S.W.2d 625 (1955)

William (Billy) WOOSLEY, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

September 30, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. J. Hennessey, Augusta, for appellant.

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

CAMMACK, Judge.

William Woosley was convicted of maliciously cutting and wounding James Bonfield with intent to kill, and sentenced to prison for 15 years. Reversal of the judgment is urged upon the grounds that (1) the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on abandonment of the affray in connection with Woosley's alleged self-defense; (2) counsel appointed by the court to defend Woosley should have been granted a continuance for a reasonable time to...

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