Lewis v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Chiep Justice Logan

Affirming.

The appellant killed Chester Barber by stabbing him with an ordinary pocketknife. He was indicted for murder and convicted of manslaughter, and his punishment fixed at twenty-one years’ confinement in the penitentiary. Appellant and Barber had been good friends. They had been together on the day of the killing, had been drinking together, and a part of the time they were associated with Gus Lewis and Tom Shover. While they were driving about, Barber procured two ducks and invited the crowd, including appellant, to go home with him and eat…