Blanks v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Drury, Commissioner

Affirming.

On April 25, 1925, the defendant, Andy Blanks, slew Liberty Holt. Under an indictment charging him with murder, be was tried on April 23, 1926, found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to 7 years in the penitentiary. The trial court gave him a new trial because of newly discovered evidence. He was tried again on January 17, 1927, was again found guilty of manslaughter, and his punishment was fixed at 21 years in the penitentiary. He filed six grounds with his motion for a new trial, but the court overruled it, and he has appealed.

A man…