Philpot v. Commonwealth

Opinion op tub Court by

Judge Moorman

Reversing.

The appellant, A. W. Philpot, was indicted in the' Rockcastle circuit court for the murder of William Powell, committed on August 1, .1921. ITe was tried and found guilty of manslaughter and his punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for fifteen years. On this appeal he is complaining of various errors alleged to have been committed on the trial but we shall discuss only those of sufficient importance to merit consideration.

A few days before the shooting of. Powell, appellant was appointed marshal of the town of Livingston. On the day…