Bartley v. Commonwealth

VANCE, Commissioner.

The appellant was convicted by a jury of the crime of voluntary manslaughter and his punishment was fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of ten years. He seeks a reversal of the judgment upon the grounds that: (1) The evidence was insufficient to support the verdict and (2) the court erroneously failed to instruct the jury as to the offense of involuntary manslaughter.

The appellant and two female companions visited a dance hall at Scuddy, Kentucky. While at the dance they were joined by the deceased, James Turner, a stranger to the appellant. After…