McIntyre v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Commissioner Hobson

Affirming.

Harrison McIntyre, at the April term, 1926, of the Perry circuit court, was indicted for the murder of Jerry Caudill. The case was tried at the same term and he was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and his punishment was fixed at 21 years’ imprisonment. He appeals.

No hill of exceptions was filed and the only question made on the appeal is that he was indicted and tried when no court could legally he held.

The Thirty-Third circuit court district was created by the act approved March 14, 1924, and consists of the counties of Leslie and…