Adams v. Commonwealth

Melvin W. Adams was indicted in the Corporation Court of the city of Lynchburg for the murder of Archie Lee-brick. Upon this indictment he was tried and found guilty of murder in the second degree and was sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for a period of eight years.

In the petition for a writ of error the accused relies upon the plea of self-defense and complains of the action of the trial court in refusing to set aside the verdict of the jury, on the ground that the same was contrary to the law and the evidence.

It is conceded by counsel for the accused that the verdict of the jury…