People v. Bartley

Plaintiff in error was convicted in the circuit court of Fayette county of the crime of murder. The jury fixed his punishment at nineteen years in the penitentiary, and he was sentenced accordingly. He has sued out a writ of error to review the record and judgment of the circuit court, and assigns as error the improper admission of evidence on behalf of the People and improper instructions offered on behalf of the People, and further contends that the evidence will not support a verdict of murder but only manslaughter, in any event.

The circumstances of the homicide were as follows: Plaintiff…