Gordon v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Lassing —

Affirming.

Appellant was indicted in the Boyle circuit court, charged with the murder of Robert.Brewer by shooting him with a pistol. Upon his plea of not guilty he was tried, found guilty, and his punishment fixed at 21 years’ confinement in the state penitentiary. To reverse the judgment predicated upon this verdict he *510prosecutes this appeal. The grounds relied upon for reversal may be grouped into two classes: First, errors occurring during the progress of the trial in the admission and exclusion of evidence, and errors in instructing the jury; and,…