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JACKSON v. COMMONWEALTH

323 S.W.2d 874 (1959)

Oscar JACKSON, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

April 24, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Golden, Helton & Golden, Pineville, for appellant.

Jo M. Ferguson, Atty. Gen., H. D. Reed, Jr., Seth T. Boaz, Jr., Asst. Attys. Gen., Farmer Helton, Commonwealth's Atty., Pineville, for appellee.

MONTGOMERY, Chief Justice.

Oscar Jackson was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the killing of Frank (Bud) Peace. He was sentenced to serve five years in the penitentiary. On appeal, he urges that: (1) His substantial rights were prejudiced by misconduct of two members of the trial jury on voir dire examination; and (2) the court erred in excluding certain testimony offered by him.

On the voir dire examination, appellant's counsel asked the prospective...

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