Greer v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Pryor:

The consideration of the case is made somewhat embarrassing from' the fact that the testimony against the accused is of so slight a character as certainly to create much doubt in the mind of the court as to the correctness of the finding below; still, as the jury alone is authorized to pass upon the facts, this court must look alone to the manner in which the law of the case was presented to the jury-

The killing of the deceased must have been a cruel and an inhuman act, and the party guilty should be brought to punishment. The evidence against the accused is purely…