Young v. Commonwealth

SIMS, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Harrison Young, was jointly indicted with Gus and Mallie Young, for the willful murder of Joe Young. Upon a separate trial, Harrison was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and his punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for 21 years. The sole ground upon which he asks that the judgment be reversed is on account of alleged erroneous instructions.

In order to intelligently discuss the instructions it is necessary to give a brief account of the killing. The deceased, Joe Young, was a brother of Harrison, Gus and Chester Young, and Mallie was the wife of…