HIBBARD v. COMMONWEALTH


291 S.W.2d 574 (1956)

Clifford HIBBARD, Cecil Broughton and A. J. Broughton, Appellants, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

June 15, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

P. D. Black, Sampson B. Knuckles, Barbourville, for appellants.

Jo M. Ferguson, Atty. Gen., Earle V. Powell, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


STEWART, Judge.

Clifford Hibbard, Cecil Broughton and A. J. Broughton were charged with the crime of wilful murder and with conspiracy to commit the offense of wilful murder of Andrew Hubble. They were found guilty of voluntary manslaughter. A. J. Broughton received a sentence of five years and Cecil Broughton and Clifford Hibbard ten years each in the penitentiary. They appeal.

The grounds urged for reversal are: (1) The Commonwealth did not prove that appellants...

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