McHargue v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Logan—

Affirming.

The facts in this case are correctly stated in the opinion on the former appeal found in 231 Ky. 82, 21 S. W. (2d) 115, wherein the judgment was reversed because the verdict was not supported by the evidence. It was held in that opinion that appellant could be con victed of no greater offense than manslaughter. At his last trial he was convicted of that offense and his punishment fixed at fifteen years in the penitentiary. There are mitigating circumstances which makes it appear that the sentence is a hard one, as appellant at the time of…