Farley v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Perry

— Affirming.

The appellant, James Farley, was indicted by the Harlan county grand jury, charged with the willful murder of .Sam Muncy.

Upon trial thereunder, he was convicted of the offense of voluntary manslaughter and his punishment fixed at 21 years’’ confinement in the penitentiary.

From the judgment entered on that verdict, he appeals, complaining that the court erred: (1) In admitting incompetent evidence ¡of a prior, separate offense and in failing to admonish the jury as to- the purpose for which this evidence was admitted; (2) in limit ing the…