COMBS v. COMMONWEALTH


378 S.W.2d 626 (1964)

Calloway COMBS, Jr., Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

May 1, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. B. Fields, Hazard, for appellant.

Robert Matthews, Atty. Gen., Joe Nagle, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


MOREMEN, Judge.

Appellant, Calloway Combs, Jr., was convicted of the crime of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.

On the afternoon of May 1, 1963, Grover Fugate, age 76, and Ira Cross, age 82, were drinking beer in a tavern in Perry County. Late in the afternoon they were joined by Calloway Combs, Jr., age 20. They drank for a while, then Combs announced that he had to return home. It was suggested instead that they go to the rooming house where Cross...

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