Wireman v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Morris, Commissioner

Affirming.

The appellant was indicted and tried in the Magoffin circuit court upon the charge of willfully murdering one Irvin Prater. He was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and his punishment fixed at imprisonment for five years in the penitentiary. He appeals.

Appellant filed motion for a new trial, supported by the following grounds: (a) The verdict is not supported by the law or the evidence, and is flagrantly against the evidence; (b) the court erred to the prejudice of appellant’s substantial rights in rejecting competent evidence…