Hacker v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

On September 7, 1941, Johnny Napier was killed in Leslie county on a public county road therein by being knocked down and assaulted with rocks or other missiles whereby he was felled to the ground, and while lying there he was shot six times with a pistol, resulting in his instant death. The county judge of the county on the following day, on the affidavit of Will Baker, issued a warrant for the arrest of appellants, Charles Hacker and John L. Roberts, and in which they were accused of wilfully murdering the deceased, Napier. They were arrested…