Anderson v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Drury, Commissioner

Reversing.

The appellant, charged with murder, was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, and his punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for eighteen years. He has assigned in his motion and grounds, for new trial six different reasons.

The first is that the court erred in refusing to grant a continuance -on his motion, supported by his affidavit, but as that affidavit is not in the record, this cannot be considered.

*371The second reason is that the court erred in admitting evidence tending to show that the appellant had bought an automobile…