Alsip v. Commonwealth

VANCE, Commissioner.

The appellant, Clifford Clyde Alsip, was convicted of the offense of involuntary manslaughter in the first degree and sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for a period of seven years.

On this appeal he alleges the following grounds for reversal of the judgment: (1) he was entitled to a directed verdict on his plea of self-defense, (2) the jury was not properly instructed and (3) incompetent testimony was admitted as to cause of death.

On the occasion of the shooting the appellant was visiting at the home of his brother, the victim of the shooting. For three or four…