Davis v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

Reversing.

Andrew Davis killed his son-in-law, Delmar Stacey, on December 28, 1947. Davis appeals from his conviction. of murder -with a penalty of life imprisonment. Three points are urged for a reversal of the judgment. "We may dispose of two of them summarily.

The vigorous argument that the court should have given the defendant’s attorneys more than thirty minutes to argue the case cannot be considered since !ne point was not raised in the motion for a new trial, nor any reference whatever made in the bill of exceptions to the argument. There was…