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WILLIAMS v. COMMONWEALTH

464 S.W.2d 244 (1971)

Edward Lenin WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied April 2, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward T. Brady, David Kaplan, Stuart L. Lyon, Louisville, for appellant.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., James H. Barr, Frankfort, for appellee.

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Edward Lenin Williams was found guilty of murdering James Alvin Wood. The penalty was fixed by the jury at death. Six assignments of error are urged in support of reversal: (1) A requested continuance was improperly denied; (2) the prosecuting attorney violated his "covenant in his contract with the jury"; (3) error occurred upon vior-dire examination of prospective jurors within the rule of Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U.S. 510...

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