Crawford v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Commissioner Hobson—

Affirming.

Govan Crawford was indicted in the Lee circuit ■court for the murder of George Stacy. He was found guilty of manslaughter, and his punishment was fixed at imprisonment for ten years and one day. He appeals.

It is earnestly insisted that the defendant was tried without being indicted. This objection is based upon an omission of the clerk in copying the record. The mistake has been corrected by a supplemental record, .which has been filed. The facts are these: The defendant was regularly indicted. The court sustained a demurrór to the…