Raney v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Yan Sant, Commissioner

Reversing.

On Ms second trial for murder appellant was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 18 years imprisonment. The first trial resulted in conviction of the same offense and sentence of 21 years imprisonment. That judgment was reversed by this court because we were of the opinion the defendant had not received a fair and impartial trial on account of misconduct of spectators in the courtroom throughout the proceedings. Raney v. Commonwealth, 287 Ky. 492, 153 S. W. (2d) 935.

Appellant was a special police agent appointed in…