Ledford v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

■Somewhere near 6 o’clock on the evening of April 22, 1936, the appellant, Herbert Ledford, a yonth 20 years of age, shot and killed his uncle, Steve Turner, about twice his age, and for which he was later indicted,' charged with murder. The fatal shooting occurred on a public road in a remote section of Breathitt county, Ky., known as “War Creek Road.” It traverses the narrow valley through which the creek runs and along both the creek and the road there are a number of residences and also a rural store conducted by Noah Johnson. The place of the…