Thurman v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Miller

Affirming.

On September 26th, 1910, appellant Thurman shot and killed Sam Johnson. -Thurman was indicted the next day for wilful murder, and his trial set for October 5th. When the case was called on October 6th it was reassigned to October 19th for trial, and it was then tried. The jury found appellant guilty and fixed his punishment at confinement in the penitentiary for life.

The tragedy occurred in a gambling house conducted by the deceased in Middlesboro, on a Sunday about midnight or shortly thereafter. Johnson and Thurman, with several .other friends of…