Pelfrey v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Coitet by

Judge Ratlifp

^Reversing.

The appellant, Martin Pelfrey, was indicted by the Perry county grand jury for the murder of Estill Callahan. He was tried and found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, and sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary. He appeals.

The facts as produced for the commonwealth and the defendant are practically the same, which in substance are these:

On the 21st day of February, 1932, in Perry county, Ky., and about one-half hour before this homicide, the appellant went to the home of Mrs. Nell Collins, where the deceased was boarding, and asked deceased to…