Bowlin v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 69 — INDICTMENT— 1. The court erred in refusing a continuance. (White v. Commonwealth, 80 Ky., 483; Petty v. Commonwealth, 12 Ky. Law Rep., 920.) 2. The failure of the court to give an instruction as to manslaughter was, error. (Trimble v. Commonwealth, 78 Ky., 176; Cook v. Commonwealth, 10 Ky. Law Rep., 222; Cottrell v. Commonwealth, 13 Ky. Law Rep., 306; Lewis v. Commonwealth, 14 Ky.
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Case 69 — INDICTMENT— 1. The court erred in refusing a continuance. (White v. Commonwealth, 80 Ky., 483; Petty v. Commonwealth, 12 Ky. Law Rep., 920.) 2. The failure of the court to give an instruction as to manslaughter was, error. (Trimble v. Commonwealth, 78 Ky., 176; Cook v. Commonwealth, 10 Ky. Law Rep., 222; Cottrell v. Commonwealth, 13 Ky. Law Rep., 306; Lewis v. Commonwealth, 14 Ky. Law Rep., 212; Campbell v. Commonwealth, 88 Ky., 403.) 3. The court should have given instruction asked by appellant as to previous threats, lying in wait, etc. (Oder v. Commonwealth, 80-' Ky., 32;…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE LEWIS
DELIVERED THE OPINION OF THE COURT.
Henry Bowlin, having been indicted for murder of Henry O. Brown, convicted and sentenced to death, appeals.
According to testimony of witnesses of the Commonwealth, the deceased, while walking quietly along-a public street in Mt. Sterling, and after he crossed from- one corner of a* square to another, was shot in the back of the neck and instantly killed by appel*393lant, who had followed, and when near enough to touch him shot with a pistol without warning. It further appears that a year or more before that, the two men had a quarrel and fight at a…
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