Shields v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Turner, Commissioner—

Reversing.

The two appellants, together with Mat Leathers, Robert MeCroeklin, Damon Shrewsbury, Jasper Mnir and Clyde Satterly, were jointly charged by indictment with the murder of .Burdette Huffaker. The indictment was in ten counts, one charging t-hem all jointly with the murder, another charging a conspiracy to murder which was executed, another a confederation and banding together and going forth to molest, injure and carry away personal property of another, in the carrying' out of which conspiracy the death of Huffaker resulted. The other seven…