Richardson v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Drury, Commissioner

Affirming.

Appellant stabbed and killed Charley Bnrger. He was charged by indictment with mnrder, and on his trial was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.

The facts are thus stated in appellant’s brief:

“It appears from the evidence that for about a year prior to the tragedy, which occurred on December 23, 1935, out of which the indictment in this case grew, the appellant had owned and resided upon a farm in Madison County with his wife and one child. About two months before he was killed, the deceased, Charlie…