Combs v. Commonwealth

STANLEY, Commissioner.

The appellant, Conrad Combs, was found guilty of maliciously shooting and wounding with intent to kill Fred Nantz and his punishment fixed at ten years’ imprisonment. He insists the verdict was flagrantly against the weight of the evidence, or, at most, that the Commonwealth’s evidence proved only that he was guilty of the misdemeanor of shooting in sudden affray or heat of passion and the felony instruction should not have been given. Another claimed error is the denial of a new trial on the ground of the discovery that one of the jurors was prejudiced against the…