HOLLIN v. COMMONWEALTH


307 S.W.2d 910 (1957)

Will HOLLIN, Delbert Baker and Edmond Baker, Appellants, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

December 13, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Weaver, Lewis & Weaver, London, for appellants.

Jo M. Ferguson, Atty. Gen., Edward L. Fossett, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


WADDILL, Commissioner.

The appellants, Edmond Baker, Delbert Baker and Will Hollin, were convicted of voluntary manslaughter in connection with the death of William Humfleet. Edmond Baker was sentenced to ten years in prison and Delbert Baker and Will Hollin were sentenced to twenty-one years' imprisonment. We must reverse the judgment because the evidence was wholly insufficient to connect them with the commission of the alleged crime.

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