CONOVER v. COM.


568 S.W.2d 238 (1978)

Earl CONOVER, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

June 13, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Emory Farley, Public Defender, Linda K. West, Asst. Public Defender, Frankfort, for appellant.

Robert F. Stephens, Atty. Gen., James L. Dickinson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


LUKOWSKY, Justice.

On June 4, 1977 Earl Conover was convicted of the murder for hire of Curtis Snow and on June 16, 1977 he was sentenced to life imprisonment. His defense of alibi, corroborated by his brother, was rejected by the jury. He appeals and makes five assignments of error, only one of which is of a quality sufficient to justify discussion. We affirm.

On the day of the murder August 8, 1974, Snow and his wife were canning at his mother's house. They...

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