Powell v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

The two appellants, Arnold Powell and Bonnie Griffin, were accused by indictment of murdering Martha Short, which was committed in Estill county near the line between it and Madison county. At their trial they were convicted and given the death sentence. The same grand jury that returned the instant indictment also returned a similar one accusing the same parties of murdering Marion Short, the husband of the victim in the instant indictment. Appellants were first tried on the indictment for murdering the husband and were found guilty and punished…