Holbrook v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Chief Justice Rees

Affirming.

James Holbrook was jointly indicted with Floyd Salyers for the willful murder of Elliott Craft and on Ms separate trial was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for 21 years. He relies upon the folowing grounds for a reversal of the judgment: (1) The trial court erred in the admission of evidence; (2) the verdict'is not sustained by the evidence; and (3) the commonwealth’s attorney made prejudicial remarks in his argument to the jury.

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