Ford v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Richardson

Affirming.

From a judgment sentencing him to the penitentiary for three years and one day, for the crime of voluntary manslaughter, Claud Ford appeals, insisting he is entitled to a reversal because of the absence of evidence showing the venue; proceedings were had in his and his counsel’s absence; and the verdict of the jury is flagrantly against the evidence.

It is true the evidence fails to show in express terms that the offense was committed in Monroe county, Ky.

“'The rule is that it is not necessary to show by direct evidence that the crime occurred…