Commonwealth v. Jackson

281 S.W.2d 891 (1955)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellant,

v.

James Earl JACKSON, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

June 24, 1955.

Rehearing Denied September 30, 1955.

J. D. Buckman, Jr., Atty. Gen., William F. Simpson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

T. D. Shumate, George T. Ross, Richmond, for appellee.

CLAY, Commissioner.

Appellee, James Earl Jackson, was tried for murder and convicted of voluntary manslaughter, the jury fixing his punishment at 21 years in the penitentiary. On Jackson's motion, an order was entered granting a new trial for the reason that a certain question propounded to…