Smith v. Buchanan

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas —

Affirming.

_ The appellant and petitioner below, Otis Peter Smith, and one John Wesley Williams were indicted in the Jefferson circuit court charged with the murder of Edward Hite. At his separate trial appellant was found guilty with punishment fixed by the jury at death by electrocution. He appealed to this court, resulting in an affirmance of the judgment, the case being reported in 288 Ky. 831, 157 S. W. (2d) 79, under the style of Smith v. Commonwealth. After the conviction appellant was transferred to the penitentiary at Eddyville awaiting the day of…