Taylor v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Tilford

Affirming.

Frank Taylor was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to twenty-one years’ imprisonment. Failure of the Court to instruct the jury properly and to admonish them as to the effect to be given certain testimony introduced by the Commonwealth in rebuttal are urged as reversible errors. It is also contended that appellant should have been granted a new trial because of newly discovered evidence.

The alleged defect in the instructions consisted of the grouping in one paragraph under one numeral of the facts which would authorize the jury to…