BLACKBURN v. COMMONWEALTH


349 S.W.2d 197 (1961)

Bennie BLACKBURN, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied October 6, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burnis Martin, W. W. Burchett, Prestonsburg, for appellant.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., Troy D. Savage, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


STEWART, Judge.

Bennie Blackburn, indicted for the murder of Bill Buck Baker, was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to serve 21 years in the penitentiary.

He appeals from the judgment entered, urging these grounds for reversal: (a) His motion for a directed verdict should have been sustained because it is claimed the evidence was not sufficient to take the case to the jury; and (b) the lower court erred prejudicially when it failed to give...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases