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GRISSOM v. COMMONWEALTH

468 S.W.2d 263 (1971)

Jack H. GRISSOM, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

June 11, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert T. Schneider, Horse Cave, for appellant.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., Curtis L. Wilson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.

DAVIS, Commissioner.

On October 20, 1969, Sylvia Grissom was found in her bedroom with a fatal pistol wound in her head. Her husband, Jack Grissom, was charged with murdering her. Upon his trial he was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to imprisonment for twenty-one years. On this appeal he contends that (1) the court erred in giving a voluntary manslaughter instruction, since the proof required a finding...

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