Bigby v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Morris, Commissioner—

Affirming.

An indictment returned by the grand jury of Logan county on May 19, 1937, charged appellant with, the murder of Elwood Spencer, a colored man. He was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, and his punishment fixed at two years’ imprisonment in the state reformatory; the minimum in such eases. Section 1150, Kentucky Statutes.

While four or more grounds were set up in support of the motion for a new trial, which the court overruled, appellant urges only as ground for reversal that the verdict of the jury is flagrantly against the evidence.…