Long v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Sims, Commissioner

Affirming.

Charlie Spears and Dee Long were jointly indicted by the grand jury of the Cumberland Circuit Court for the murder of Marvin Spears. Their joint trial resulted in the conviction of both for manslaughter, the jury fixing Spears’ punishment at confinement in the penitentiary for five years and Long’s at twelve years. Only Spears is prosecuting this appeal and in seeking to reverse the judgment he assigns as- errors: 1. He was entitled to a directed verdict; 2. the court forced him into trial within four days after he was indicted; 3. names of…