Bentley v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner—

Affirming.

The appellant, Hack Bentley, killed A. D. Mullins; with a rock, has been convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. He seeks a reversal of the judgment upon the grounds that the verdict is flagrantly against the evidence and the court erred in failing to give him the right to defend certain of his companions as well as himself and his brother-

A. D. Mullins, his brother, Paul, and Paul’s wife were in Milt Branham’s automobile on their way home from voting in the primary election of 1937. They came to what is called…