Watkins v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Morris, Commissioner—

Affirming.

Appellant was indicted on a charge of maliciously shooting and wounding Joe Rose, an offense denounced by Section 1166, Kentucky Statutes. Upon trial a jury found him guilty and fixed his punishment at five years ’ imprisonment. He is asking for a reversal on the ground that the court erred in not sustaining his motion for a directed verdict, and that the verdict of the jury was contrary to the evidence.

At the outset we are asked by counsel for the commonwealth to strike what purports to be a bill of exceptions from the record, because…