Hatfield v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Chiep Justice Thomas—

Affirming.

The indictment in this case accused appellant, L. D. Hatfield, of murdering Ms wife, Lenora Hatfield, with a shotgun, and upon his trial he was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and punished by confinement in the penitentiary for three years. On tMs appeal by him his counsel present and argue five grounds for a reversal of the judgment, and which are: (1) Error of the court in not passing the case "for trial to a later day in the term; (2) admission of incompetent evidence over the objections of appellant; (3) rejection of competent…