Williams v. Commonwealth

Prentis, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The accused were jointly tried, and have been found ■guilty under Code section 4525, of an attempt by force and arms to intimidate and impede certain special policemen in the discharge of their duty while these,officers had J. W. Short in their custody, charged with a felony committed in the State of Kentucky.

1. The first assignment of error is that the trial court erred in giving the following instruction:

“The court instructs the jury that if they believe from the evidence in this case, beyond a reasonable doubt, that C. H. Redman had…