Oldfield v. Commonwealth

STANLEY, Commissioner.

The appellant, Clarence Oldfield, Sr., his •son, son-in-law and three other men were jointly indicted for the murder of George Sales. The indictment charges that one of the accused did the actual killing and the others aided and abetted him. Upon his separate trial, the appellant was convicted ■of voluntary manslaughter, the verdict reciting that it was as an aider and abettor. His punishment was fixed at five years’ imprisonment.

The appellant joined his co-defendants in a verified petition for a change of venue upon the ground that they could not have a fair and…