Grayson v. Commonwealth

BIRD, Judge.

James A. Grayson was tried and convicted on a charge of robbery. His punishment was fixed at eight years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. He appeals.

On trial Grayson claimed that he was “blacked out” and unconscious and if he robbed a bus driver as charged in the indictment he was unaware of it.

On appeal he has only one complaint. He contends that the trial judge erred in not giving the whole law of the case insomuch as he failed and refused to give an instruction on his “blackout” theory.

In his motion for new trial the defendant said: “The court misinstructed the jury.” No…