Jackson v. Commonwealth

MONTGOMERY, Justice^

Clell Jackson was indicted for the murder of James Hammons. He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to twenty-one years’ confinement. This is the second appeal of this case. The first opinion may be found in Ky., 249 S.W.2d 20.

On this appeal, appellant complains that the court erred in not admitting evidence concerning a prior difficulty between the children of appellant and the deceased, and as a second ground, complains of the demeanor of Mabel Hammons, widow of the victim, while she was testifying.

The testimony on the second trial was substantially the…