Bond v. Commonwealth

HILL, Judge.

Appellants Lillard Bond and Jack Harris were jointly indicted with Frankie Jones and charged with the wilful murder of Thruston Belt. Appellants Bond and Harris were convicted and given penitentiary terms of ten years each. They appeal. Jones had not been tried when the briefs in this action were prepared.

Appellants argue that: (1) They were entitled to a “directed verdict of not guilty”; *132(2) evidence obtained by reason of an illegal search should not have been admitted; (3) the instructions were erroneous; (4) they were denied a speedy trial; (5) the trial court erred in…