Russell v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Ratliff

Affirming.

The appellant, Harold Russell, has appealed from a verdict and judgment of the Green Circuit Court sentencing him to two years in the penitentiary for manslaughter. The indictment charged him with willful murder of Pete Hatcher.

Grounds urged in the brief of appellant for a reversal of the judgment are (a) the evidence is insuffi-cent to sustain a conviction and the court erred in failing to peremptorily instruct the jury to find appellant not guilty; and (b) the court erred in instructing the jury on self-defense and voluntary manslaughter.(a)…