Mink v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

Affirming.

Appellant, Fred Mink, charged with murder, was convicted of manslaughter, and his punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of 10 years.

The chief ground upon which he relies for a reversal is that the verdict is flagrantly against the evidence. That this ground is wholly without merit a brief statement of the facts will clearly demonstrate:

Appellant shot and killed Bill Ellis at the home of the latter’s brother, Cabe Ellis, who resided on Black Snake creek, a tributary of Puckett’s creek, in Bell county. Appellant lived with…