Abdon v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

Affirming.

Appellant, Albert Abdon, was convicted in the Lewis circuit court of the crime of willfully and maliciously shooting at and wounding, J. D. McCleese, an offense denounced by section 1166 of the present statutes, and his punishment was fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of eighteen months and one day. He has alleged six grounds for reversal.

The first ground is that the verdict was contrary to the evidence and was the result of passion and prejudice on the part of the jury. It is the rule that a verdict on competent evidence must be…