Reynolds v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 103 — Noah M. Reynolds was Convicted of Murder and he Appeals. — Feb. 24. APPEAL FROM BELL CIRCUIT COURT. Defendant Convicted of Murder and Appeals. 1. We claim that there are numerous errors committed by the trial court to the prejudice of appellant in admitting incompetent evidence and in refusing to admit competent and relevant evidence which we have pointed out in detail in this brief. 2. We insist that the court erred in its instructions given to the jury, and in…
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Case 103 — Noah M. Reynolds was Convicted of Murder and he Appeals. — Feb. 24. APPEAL FROM BELL CIRCUIT COURT. Defendant Convicted of Murder and Appeals. 1. We claim that there are numerous errors committed by the trial court to the prejudice of appellant in admitting incompetent evidence and in refusing to admit competent and relevant evidence which we have pointed out in detail in this brief. 2. We insist that the court erred in its instructions given to the jury, and in refusing to give instructions asked by the defendant. Instruction No. 5 is erroneous and is as follows: “Although the…
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JUDGE BARKER
— Affirming.
The appellant, Noah Reynolds, and J. C. Reynolds were jointly indicted by the grand jury of Letcher county, charged with the willful murder of William S. Wright. The case was transferred, by a change of venue, to Bell county. The trial of appellant by a jury in the Bell circuit court resulted in his conviction and his being sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for the term of his natural life. His motion for a new trial having been overruled, he prosecutes this appeal.
Appellant, by his counsel, urges several objections of small…
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