Tincher v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

The grand jury of Scott county jointly indicted appellant, George W. Tincher, and Francis Glenday, Isaac Swanagan, Jimmie Tincher, and Lonnie Harvey, accusing them of the crime of willfully murdering Ben Keenon. The first count in the indictment charged each of the accused as a principal in the crime. The second one charged that Francis Glenday fired the shat resulting in Keenon’s death, and that the other defendants, including appellant, were present aiding and abetting; while the third one charged a conspiracy by the five conspirators to rob a…