Bates v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Drury, Commissioner—

Affirming.

On January 7, 1935, Henry Bentley was shot and killed. Sam Bates and four others were charged by indictment with his murder. Upon his separate trial, Sam Bates was found guilty, his punishment was fixed at life imprisonment, and he has appealed.

Evidence Sustains Verdict.

The chief reliance for reversal is that this verdict is not sustained by the evidence. The evidence for the commonwealth is in such sharp conflict with that for the defendant that both accounts cannot be accepted. The jury accepted that given by the witnesses for the…