Watson v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Coubt by

Dbuby, Commissioneb

Reversing.

James Watson, now 13 years of age, and Ova Turner, now 11 years of age, were convicted of manslaughter, and their punishment fixed at two years’ confinement in the penitentiary, but because of their age the judgment directed that they be taken to the House of Reform at Greendale, Ky., and there confined until each shall reach the age of 21 years. See section 2095c-1 et seq., Ky. Stats. They have appealed.

About 2:30 p. m. May 20, 1932, Clinton Chapman, of about the same age as the other boys, was drowned in the Kentucky river near a mining…