Swanigan v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Bratcher

Affirming.

The appellant, Bill Swanigan, was indicted, tried, and convicted in the Bell circuit court for the murder of George Epps, known throughout this record as Honey Babe Epps, and his punishment fixed at ten years in the penitentiary.

As grounds for reversal it is argued: First, that the judgment of conviction was prematurely entered, in violation of section 283 of the Criminal Code of Practice; second, that at the time sentence was passed on this defendant the verdict and judgment of conviction had not been entered of record; third, that the verdict…