Sexton v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Morris, Commissioner—

Reversing.

Appellant, his father, Leamon Sexton, and Dester- and Flem, his brothers, were charged with having banded, confederated, and gone forth to, and in pursuance-of such plans, alarm, intimidate, and molest T. L. Roundtree and Paul Lloyd. The offense charged is-denounced by section 1241a-l, Ky. Stats. 1930 Ed.

The indictment as to Dester was dismissed on motion of the commonwealth’s attorney, because, as theiorder recites, there was not sufficient proof to convict. Appellant and Flem were placed on trial, with the result that a verdict of guilty…