Steeley v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 57. — PROSECUTION AGAINST SARAH STEELEY FOR MANSLAUGHTER. — September 30. Appeal from Wbitley Circuit Court. W. Li. Brown, Special Judge. Defendant convicted and appeals — The appellant contends:— 1. That peremptory instructions should have been given by the court to find the appellant not guilty. 2. That improper and inconsistent instructions were given by the court. 3. That the court failed to give the whole law of the case. AUTHORITIES CITED.
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CASE 57. — PROSECUTION AGAINST SARAH STEELEY FOR MANSLAUGHTER. — September 30. Appeal from Wbitley Circuit Court. W. Li. Brown, Special Judge. Defendant convicted and appeals — The appellant contends:— 1. That peremptory instructions should have been given by the court to find the appellant not guilty. 2. That improper and inconsistent instructions were given by the court. 3. That the court failed to give the whole law of the case. AUTHORITIES CITED. Philpot v. Com., 6 S. W„ 455; Toliver v. Com., 47 S. W., 1082; Short v. Com., 4 S. W., 810; Williams v. Com., 73 S. W., 134;. 5 S. W. 46; 72 S.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Lassing —
Reversing.
Appellant and her son Granville Steeley, were indicted for the murder of Martin B. Snyder. She demanded and was given a separate trial. The jury having found her guilty and fixed her punishment at five years’, confinement in the penitentiary, she appeals, and seeks to reverse the judgment predicated on that verdict on several grounds, the principal of which, however, is that the court did not properly instruct the jury.
The facts in the case, as developed by the testimony of both the Commonwealth and the accused show1 that on the night of the 3d…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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