Brock v. Commonwealth

OSBORNE, Judge.

The defendant appeals from a judgment wherein he was convicted of the offense of manslaughter and sentenced to eight years in the penitentiary.

Several grounds of error are set out. We have determined that the case must be reversed because of improper selection of the jury and the other grounds are not likely to occur upon a new trial, so they will not be discussed.

Upon the trial of the case, which was held in Rockcastle County, the court determined that the jury should be selected from an adjoining county and directed that 60 jurors be summoned from Pulaski county. During the…