Lovelace v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Morris, Commissioner

Reversing.

Appellant was indicted by the Lee county grand jury on May 27, 1937, for the murder of Jake Brandenburg. Upon trial at the June, 1937, term he was found guilty of manslaughter and his punishment fixed at five years ’ confinement in the penitentiary. His motion for a new trial was overruled, judgment entered, and he appeals. i

The question presented for our review relates solely to procedure, and calls for construction of several sections of onr Criminal Code. By the motion for a new trial, bill of exceptions, orders, and exhibits filed in…