Farris v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Tilford

Affirming.

The appellant was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. He seeks a reversal on the grounds that the jury’s verdict was the result of passion and prejudice; and that the 'Court erred in failing to instruct the jury on appellant’s right to defend his home and family.

The homicide occurred early in the evening of Saturday, August 1, 1942, and was preceded by a quarrel on a railroad train, during which, the deceased, Roosevelt (Rose) Watson, threatened appellant, and displayed an open knife in his “front pocket.”…