PEACE v. COMMONWEALTH


489 S.W.2d 519 (1972)

Damon PEACE, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied February 16, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. B. Upton, Williamsburg, for appellant.

Ed W. Hancock, Atty. Gen., James M. Ringo, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


STEINFELD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Damon Peace, age 31 years, was convicted of murdering his wife, Mary Peace, age 20 years, his son Damon Clark Peace and his daughter Zola Peace, ages 4 years and 3 years respectively. (KRS 435.010.) Damon and Mary had been married about five years and had two other children, one 18 months old and the other 3 months old. Peace was sentenced to life imprisonment. A motion for a new trial was made and overruled. He appeals. We affirm...

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