Robertson v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Perry

Affirming.

The appellant, Eddie Bobertson, having been indicted by the grand jury of the Bockcastle circuit court at its August, 1937, term, charging him with the murder of Arthur Mullins, was upon his trial therefor found guilty, as charged, and his punishment fixed at life imprisonment.

Briefly summarized, the commonwealth’s evidence clearly established that shortly after noon of April 15, 1937, the accused, Eddie Bobertson, was walking down one of the main streets of Mt. Vernon, Bockcastle county, Kentucky, and had reached the business section of the town,…