Bishop v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Bratcher

Affirming.

The appéllant, Gove Bishop, was indicted, tried and convicted in the Pike circuit court for the murder of Flem Varney, and his punishment fixed at eight years in the penitentiary. From that judgment he appeals, urging as grounds for reversal: First, error of the court in refusing to admit competent evidence; second, in refusing to grant appellant a continuance; and, third, in failing to instruct the jury on the whole law of the case.

The appellant, Gove Bishop, and the deceased man, Flem Varney, were neighbors, living in the same community in Pike…