Bowman v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 3 —INDICTMENT— APPEAL PROM KNOX CIRCUIT COURT. 1. .The order filing the bill of exceptions having been made at the time the judgment was rendered, and the bill of exceptions tendered and filed within the time allowed by the court, the motion to strike bill of exceptions from the record should be overruled. (Criminal Code, sec. 836, subsec. 4.) 2. In view of the evidence upon the motion, it was error in the court to overrule the motion for change of venue.
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Case 3 —INDICTMENT— APPEAL PROM KNOX CIRCUIT COURT. 1. .The order filing the bill of exceptions having been made at the time the judgment was rendered, and the bill of exceptions tendered and filed within the time allowed by the court, the motion to strike bill of exceptions from the record should be overruled. (Criminal Code, sec. 836, subsec. 4.) 2. In view of the evidence upon the motion, it was error in the court to overrule the motion for change of venue. IDilger v. Commonwealth,, 88 Ky., 557.) 3. Testimony objected to by appellant should have been excluded, it being-prejudicial to his…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE PRYOR
delivered the opinion oe the court.
The appellant in this case was jointly indicted with Stephen Jones for the murder of William Reeder, and on the trial was convicted and sentenced to the State prison for life. It is charged in the indictment that Bowman and Jones conspired and agreed with each other to take the life of the deceased, and, in pursuance of the conspiracy, the offense was committed. Other counts in the indictment charge the one with aiding and abetting the other in the commission of the felony. At the time of the killing the appellant Bowman was deputy marshal of the…
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