Wood v. Commonwealth

Opinion op'the Court by

Hobson; Commissioner

Reversing.

Ferd Wood was indicted in the Pulaski circuit court for the willful murder of Willie Smith. On the trial of the case he was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and his punishment fixed at ten years’ imprisonment. He appeals.

Ferd Wood, Jack Edwards, and Ed Hargis were deputy sheriffs of Pulaski county. Guy Tuggle was the federal prohibition officer. The homicide occurred in August, 1932. Some months before this Willie Smith, who was twenty-seven years old, had been charged with detaining a woman with intent to have carnal knowledge of…