Mixon v. Commonwealth

Opinion, of the Court by Chief

Justice Ratliff

Affirming.

The appellant, Miles T. Mixon, and his wife, Sally Mixon, were jointly indicted by the grand jury of Jefferson county charging them with the offense of robbery, in the perpetration of which a deadly weapon, to-wit, a pistol, was displayed and used. The defendants were tried jointly and the jury returned verdicts finding appellant guilty and fixed his punishment at life in the State Reformatory and acquitted Sally Mixon. Appellant has appealed and insists on a reversal of the judgment against him on three grounds, namely, (1) the court…