WRIGHT v. COMMONWEALTH


335 S.W.2d 930 (1960)

Tommie WRIGHT, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied June 24, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Reed, Carrollton, for appellant.

Jo M. Ferguson, Atty. Gen., John B. Browning, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


BIRD, Judge.

Tommie Wright was convicted of malicious cutting and wounding as denounced by KRS 435.170(2). His punishment was fixed at confinement in the state penitentiary for a period of two years. He appeals from that judgment.

He first complains that the Commonwealth failed to prove malice. The victim, Ray McManis, was wounded twice, a slight wound in the back and a dangerous wound in the stomach. Appellant admits he cut McManis in the back while McManis...

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