Mullett v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Dietzman

Affirming.

The appellants, Ben Mullett and Brown Mullett, were jointly indicted with their brother, John B-. Mullett, for the murder of Orville Stevens. John R. Mullett has.never been apprehended and, so far as this record discloses, is still at large. The two appellants were jointly tried, were found guilty of manslaughter, and each sentenced to serve fifteen years in the penitentiary. They have appealed.

As grounds for reversal they rely, first, 'on an alleged insufficiency of the indictment; secondly,' on alleged erroneous rulings of the trial court on…