Bolin v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

On June 13,1923, the grand jury of Breathitt county returned an indictment against appellant, George Bolin, accusing him of willfully murdering Manday Mays, a woman, which crime was committed at about 10:30 p. m. May 25, 1923. Appellant was arrested charged with the commission of the homicide about two hours thereafter and was from thence afterwards incarcerated in the Breathitt county jail. Following the return of the indictment it was set for trial on July 3 thereafter, at which tima defendant moved for a continuance and filed his affidavit in…