Mattingly v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Willis-

— -Affirming.

Abram Mattingly was convicted of the crime of murder and condemned to serve a life sentence in the penitentiary. He has prosecuted an appeal, insisting that the trial court erred in admitting the testimony of an immature witness, that the verdict of the jury was flagrantly against the evidence, and that he was prejudiced by a fatal shooting affair that occurred during and near the scene of the trial.

The facts necessary to an understanding of the contentions may be briefly recited: James Yaughn had attended a social gathering and was returning…