Pergram v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court

by Judge Rees

Affirming.

Appellant, James Pergram, and Ms brother, Marshall Pergram, were jointly indicted in the Bath circuit court for the murder of Curtis Crouch. Marshall Per-gram was tried and convicted and on appeal to this court the judgment was reversed. Pergram v. Commonwealth, 241 Ky. 387, 44 S. W. (2d) 277. James Pergram filed a motion for a change of venue, which was sustained, and the case was transferred to Rowan county. On the trial there he was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and Ms punishment fixed at confinement in the state penitentiary for a period of…