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HENSON v. COMMONWEALTH

314 S.W.2d 197 (1958)

Hanis HENSON, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

June 6, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. T. Burchell, Manchester, for appellant.

Jo M. Ferguson, Atty. Gen., Wm. F. Simpson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

CULLEN, Commissioner.

Upon trial under an indictment for murder, Hanis Henson was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and given a 21-year sentence. He appeals, asserting numerous grounds of error.

The evidence for the Commonwealth was that Forrester Grubb, Dennis Gray and Henson were riding in an automobile, with Grubb driving, Gray in the right front seat, and Henson in the back seat. Without provocation or warning, Henson leaned over and cut Gray's throat...

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