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MASON v. COMMONWEALTH

463 S.W.2d 930 (1971)

Lincoln MASON, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

February 19, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Durward Weldon, David H. Ashley, Georgetown, for appellant.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., James M. Ringo, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.

VANCE, Commissioner.

The appellant was charged with murder and was found guilty of the offense of voluntary manslaughter. KRS 435.020. He was sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for a period of twenty-one years. On this appeal he claims (1) the officers in charge of the jury were not administered the oath required by RCr 9.68, and (2) an instruction on murder was improperly given.

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