Holland v. Commonwealth

CULLEN, Commissioner.

John Holland, Elvin Lewis, Tim Lewis and Everett Miller are appealing from a judgment sentencing each of 'them to life imprisonment in accordance with a verdict finding them guilty of the murder of Roy Gambrel. As grounds for reversal they assert that the evidence was not sufficient to sustain a conviction, and that the court erred in not giving accomplice instructions.

Around 11:00 p. m. on June 8, 1958, Gambrel and his wife returned to their home, a short distance from Pineville, after attending a movie. They were riding in a panel truck. Gambrel turned into a neighbor’s…