Amos v. Commonwealth

STEINFELD, Justice.

Appellant Estil Amos, who shot and killed Marcus Phelps on September 5, 1972, was indicted for wilful murder. KRS 435.010. A jury found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter and fixed his punish*837ment at nine years’ imprisonment. Judgment was entered pursuant to that verdict; Amos appeals. We affirm.

Amos, who claimed that he acted in self-defense, testified as to what had happened on the day he killed Phelps. Later, Percy Young, a defense witness, was asked if he knew Phelps’ general reputation for peacefulness and quietude. The objection of the Commonwealth was sustained.…