Coots v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Cammack

— Affirming-

Homer Coots, age 17, killed Harmon Sizemore late in the afternoon of May 16, 1940. He, together with his mother, Lizzie Coots, and a sister, Viola, was indicted for the crime. Homer was tried first and found guilty. His punishment was fixed at 21 years in the penitentiary; hence this appeal.

Reversal is urged upon the following grounds: (1) The verdict is flagrantly against the evidence; (2) the court erred in sustaining objections to evidence offered by the defendant; (3) the court erred in refusing to permit the defendant to read the evidence…