Hicks v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Bees

— Affirming.

The appellant, Jim Hicks, has been convicted of the crime.of willful murder, and his punishment fixed at life imprisonment. Three grounds are relied upon for reversal of the judgment: (1) The verdict is excessive and not sustained by the evidence; (2) incompetent evidence was admitted over appellant’s objection; and (3) the instruction on willful murder was not authorized by the evidence.

Appellant stabbed and killed John 'Mullins on a Sunday afternoon between 5 and 6 p. m. Hicks and Mul lins were close neighbors, and lived in Low Ash, a small…