Crabtree v. Commonwealth

J.udge Helm

Reversing.

This is a companion case to Acrey v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, 312 Ky. 732, 229 S. W. 2d 748, and Fairchild v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, 312 Ky. 738, 229 S. W. 2d 75.

Appellant, Willie Crabtree, was jointly indicted with John Acrey, Lester Gregory, Ray Burgess, and Maurice Fairchild, charged with the murder of Woodrow Cooper. A motion for severance was made and separate trials were had. .Appellant was found guilty of manslaughter and his punishment fixed at 10 years in prison. He appeals, assigning as errors: (1) The court erred in failing to sustain appellant’s motion for…