CAVITT v. COMMONWEALTH


397 S.W.2d 54 (1965)

L. D. CAVITT, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing December 17, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Reed, William E. Scent, Reed & Scent, Paducah, for appellant.

Robert Matthews, Atty. Gen., David A. Schneider, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


HILL, Judge.

Appellant seeks a reversal of his conviction and sentence for two years under KRS 435.170(1), shooting and wounding with intent to kill, on the grounds that (1) the indictment was defective; (2) the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict; (3) the instructions were defective; and (4) the Commonwealth Attorney was guilty of misconduct in the statement and argument of the case.

On April 11, 1962, Leonard T. Sasseen, the shooting victim...

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