Taylor v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

At about 2 p. m. on Saturday, August 3, 1930, the appellant, William Taylor, killed Cecil Broughton. The weapon employed was a shotgun, and the scene of the homicide was in a public road about 150 yards from. where it passed in front of the residence of deceased near which was a country store building in which he operated a merchandise business. Deceased on that morning had gone to his'mother’s home some few miles distant from his residence muleback, and was returning to his home riding his mule with saddle pockets across his saddle. Appellant’s…