Canada v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Richardson—

Reversing.

The appellant, John Canada, Sr., and three other persons were indicted, charged with the crime of malicious shooting and wounding another with intent to kill. He asked for a separate trial, which was granted him. On his trial he was convicted and his punishment fixed at two years in the penitentiary. He prosecutes this appeal, urging as grounds for reversal, error in (a) overruling the demurrer, and' in overruling his motion for continuance; (b) the admission of incompetent evidence; (c) refusal to admit competent evidence; (d) error in…