Ponton v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

— Affirming.

At about ¿3 o’clock a. m. on September 14, 1935, the appellant and defendant below, Joe Ponton, shot and killed Tilden Deskins. It occurred at the side of defendant’s business building in Belfry, Pike county, Ky.— his business being the operator of a gas station in front of his building and within it he conducted a whisky dispensary, occupying the rear room thereof as sleeping quarters. The grand jury later indicted him and accused him of murdering his victim. At his trial thereon he was convicted of voluntary -manslaughter and punished by…