English v. Commonwealth

Opinion' op the Court by

Judge Willis

Reversing.

Ross Morris, as principal, and Robert English, as aider and abettor, were jointly indicted for the murder of Ed McClure. A joint trial resulted in the conviction of both defendants, Morris being given a life sentence, and English a term of 21 years in the penitentiary. English alone appeals, insisting that there was no* evidence tending to establish his guilt of the crime charged.

It is not essential to the crime of aiding and abetting in the commission of murder that there should be a prearrangement, planning, or concert of action in accomplishing…