Adkins v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Bees

Affirming.

Anderson Adkins has been convicted of the crime of murder, and his punishment fixed at death. The indictment charged him with the murder of Mrs. Jettie Johnson, wife of Tom Johnson of Pike county. The serious responsibility rests upon this court to determine whether or not prejudicial error was committed at appellant’s trial in the lower court.

Anderson Adkins married Elmo Bentley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fayette Bentley of Pike county, in 1933. He was then 21 years of age and she was 18. They have one child, a son, now 11 years of age. They…