Wireman v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Willis

Affirming.

Ida Wireman appeals from a conviction for the killing of her sister-in-law, Laura Wireman. She was sentenced to seven years and one day in the state penitentiary.

The only complaint presented on this appeal that properly arises on the record is that the court erred in failing to instruct the jury to the effect that, if the appellant, on the occasion when the offense was committed, acted under the coercion of her husband, she was entitled to an acquittal. Her husband was present when Laura Wireman was killed, and was jointly indicted, tried, and…