NEWSOME v. COMMONWEALTH


311 S.W.2d 572 (1958)

Estill NEWSOME, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 21, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. W. Burchett, Prestonsburg, for appellant.

Jo M. Ferguson, Atty. Gen., Seth T. Boaz, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


MONTGOMERY, Judge.

Estill Newsome was convicted of the crime of willfully and maliciously shooting at and wounding another with intent to kill. KRS 435.170(1). He was sentenced to serve two years in the state reformatory. On appeal, he urges that the court erred in instructing the jury and there was misconduct on the part of a juror.

The bill of exceptions filed in the record of this case shows that the trial court gave five instructions. The appellant was...

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