Gibson v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Hobson, Commissioner—

Affirming.

Kelly Gibson and Ed Gibson were indicted in the Leslie circuit court for the willful murder of Charles Napier, and on the trial of the case were found guilty and their punishment fixed at life imprisonment. They appeal.

Briefly stated, the facts are these: The shooting .occurred on Sunday June 12, 1932, about 1:30 p. m. I Appellants were working for Clarence Osborne, who ‘ lived near the mouth of Pig Pen fork, a branch of Hell-:For-Certain creek in the upper part of Leslie county. They lived in the house with him and were sitting on the…