Commonwealth v. Marcum
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 1— INDICTMENT AGAINST FRED MARCUM FOR MURDER — Appeal from Lawrence Circuit Court. J. B. Hannah, Circuit Judge. After a mistrial the Commonwealth certified certain questions to the Court of Appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the court by
Judge Barker.
Tlie appellee, Fred Marcum, was jointly indicted witli Frank Blevins and James Sizemore by the grand jury of Lawrence county, Ky., charged with, the offense of willful murder, committed by shooting* John Whittaker with a pistol and inflicting wounds upon him of which he then and there died. The defendants all pleaded not guilty to the indictment, *3and, when the ease was called for trial, the appellee, Fred Marcum .demanded a severance from his codefendants, which was granted him. Thereupon the commonwealth elected to try him first, and a trial was then and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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