Kelly v. Commonwealth

WADDILL, Commissioner.

Vernon Kelly was convicted of the murder of Dallas Harris and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals, urging four grounds for reversal: (1) The verdict of the jury is not sustained by the evidence; (2) admission of incompetent and prejudicial evidence; (3) erroneous instructions; and (4) that the accused was tried in an “unfriendly atmosphere.”

The evidence introduced in behalf of the Commonwealth established that on Sunday, August 10, 1952, at about dark, Dallas Harris appeared at the home of Lee Middleton and joined Middleton and his wife in driving to Evarts for…