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CALDWELL v. COMMONWEALTH

351 S.W.2d 867 (1961)

Polly Jane CALDWELL, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

December 1, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denver Adams, Hyden, for appellant.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., Robert L. Montague, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

PALMORE, Judge.

Indicted and tried for the murder of her husband, Polly Jane Caldwell was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 5 years' imprisonment. She appeals.

The homicide took place late at night on a road not far distant from a garage and welding shop operated by Aubrey Dixon. The decedent, Shelby Caldwell, accompanied by Polly Jane and their little daughter, had driven his car to the shop...

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