Wiley v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

Affirming.

Appellant, Fannie Wiley, indicted for murder,. was convicted of manslaughter, and her punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of ten years. She seeks a reversal of the judgment because, as she claims: (1) The court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the law of involuntary manslaughter; (2) she was-surprised by the introduction of a witness for the commonwealth whose name did not appear on the indictment; and (3) the attorney for the commonwealth was guilty of misconduct prejudicial to her substantial rights.

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