Begley v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Settle

Affirming.

March. 12, 1921, the appellant, Curt Begley, shot and fatally wounded Gus Begley in or near the village of Krypton, Perry county, Kentucky. The Begleys were first cousins, Curt then being 25 and Gus 18 years of age. The shooting occurred late in the afternoon, but while there was yet light sufficient to distinguish persons and objects. Immediately following the shooting the wounded man ran down a railroad track leading through Krypton; but the flight thus begun soon subsided into a staggering walk, which continued until he arrived at the residence…