Burks v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Clay

Reversing.

Bob Burks, who shot and killed Bobby Quillen, appeals from a judgment convicting him of manslaughter, and fixing- his punishment at twelve years ’ imprisonment.

Appellant’s home was near the mouth of Stephens fork, a tributary of Rockhouse, in Letcher county, and his household consisted of his wife, his daughter, Brookie Wright, his son-in-law, A1 Wright, and three or four grandchildren. The deceased, Bobby Quillen, was the son of Scruge Quillen, a brother of Ben and Lincoln Quillen, and a nephew of appellant. The Quillens lived about a mile from…