Ison v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

Appellant and defendant in the indictment, Pliram Ison, was convicted in the Letcher circuit court of the offense of maliciously and unlawfully assaulting’ John Day and the punishment imposed by the verdict was a fine of $500.00 and confinement in the county jail for 90 days. Ilis motion for a new trial was overruled and he prosecutes this appeal complaining’ (1) that the verdict is so severe and excessive as to be entirely unwar*377ranted by the evidence, and (2) that the court improperly declined to instruct the jury on defendant’s right of…