Henson v. Commonwealth

CULLEN, Commissioner.

Upon trial under an indictment for murder, Hanis Henson was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and given a 21-year sentence. He appeals, asserting numerous grounds of error.

The evidence for the Commonwealth was that Forrester Grubb, Dennis Gray and Henson were riding in an automobile, with Grubb driving, Gray in the right front seat, and Henson in the back seat. Without provocation or warning, Henson leaned over and cut Gray’s throat with a hawk bill knife.

Henson denied cutting Gray, claimed that he had never possessed a hawk bill knife, and asserted that he was…