LAMBERT v. COMMONWEALTH


377 S.W.2d 76 (1964)

Winfred Eugene LAMBERT, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied April 17, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Lawson King, Lexington, for appellant.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., David Murrell, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


MOREMEN, Judge.

Appellant, Eugene Lambert, was indicted for murder, found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, and sentenced to twenty-one years' imprisonment. Instructions were given on murder, voluntary manslaughter, self-defense, reasonable doubt as to guilt, and reasonable doubt as to the degree of the offense.

Appellant contends that the trial court committed reversible error by failing to submit to the jury an instruction on involuntary manslaughter under...

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