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STUMBO v. COMMONWEALTH

299 S.W.2d 115 (1957)

Isaac STUMBO, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

February 15, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tackett & Tackett, Joseph P. Tackett, Claude P. Stephens, Prestonsburg, for appellant.

Jo M. Ferguson, Atty. Gen., Zeb A. Stewart, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

CAMMACK, Judge.

Isaac Stumbo was charged with the willful murder of Frank Shepherd, whom he shot fatally on the afternoon of August 28, 1955. He was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, and sentenced to 10 years in prison. On this appeal Stumbo contends that the evidence showed he acted in self-defense, and as a consequence his motion for a directed verdict should have been sustained. He contends further that the verdict was the result of passion and prejudice...

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