Hendrickson v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Clay

Reversing.

Moscoe Hendrickson appeals from a judgment convicting Mm of manslaugMer and fixing Ms punisMnent at two years’ imprisonment.

The evidence may be summarized as follows: The homicide occurred at the home of appellant’s mother, Hannah Hendrickson, who lives on Straight creek, in Harlan county, about midway between the residence of the deceased, Ed Le Fever, and his father, Noah Le Fever. Moscoe Hendrickson, who lived at a mining camp at Molus some distance away, had gone to his mother’s home to get some chickens. He was accompanied by Andrew Shrum, Carl…