Satterfield v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Morris, Commissioner—

Affirming.

Appellant, convicted for the murder of John Bell and sentenced to death, appeals from a judgment carrying into effect the verdict. While in motion for a new trial other grounds were advanced, on appeal several are waived, it being insisted that (a) The verdict is contrary to the law and evidence; (b) the court erroneously admitted incompetent evidence and rejected competent evidence, both over objections; (c) appellant’s counsel was caught by surprise, due to the fact that one of defendant’s witnesses testified to facts in a different way…