Helton v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge McCandless

Affirming.

Henry Helton and Pink Fultz were jointly indioted in tlie Harlan circuit court charged with the murder of Harmon Hall. A change of venue was granted to the Clay circuit court on motion of the Commonwealth. In a 'separate trial in that court Helton was convicted of manslaughter and his punishment fixed at 21 years in the penitentiary.

As grounds for reversal lie urges that- the verdict is not sustained by the evidence and that the court erred (1) in overruling his motion for a continuance (2) in the admission and rejection of evidence; (3) in its…