Cornett v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court bx

Judge Thomas —

Affirming.

On the late afternoon of May 10, 1930, the appellant and defendant below, William Cornett, shot and killed Clark Warren with a shotgun. The killing occurred on a railroad track immediately in front of a building, in the front part of which deceased operated a small merchandise business, and in the rear of which he and his family resided. Some time thereafter defendant was indicted by the grand jury of Bell county, charged with murder, and on his trial he was convicted and punished by life confinement in the penitentiary. On this appeal from the…