Broughton v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

Affirming.

The appeal is from a conviction of voluntary manslaughter and a penalty of two years imprisonment. The appellant, Dorsey Broughton, was previously convicted of the same crime and a penalty of ten years imprisonment imposed upon him, hut the judgment was reversed. Broughton v. Commonwealth, 305 Ky. 66, 202 S. W. 2d 1014. A reference to that opinion is made .for the facts.

During the course of the preliminary examination of Middleton as to his acquaintance and association with Mayfield, the man killed, he was asked and stated that they had…