Engle v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Clay

Affirming.

Fred Engle appeals from a judgment convicting him of manslaughter and fixing his punishment at two years’ imprisonment.

The record discloses the following: Appellant lived with his father, John Engle, on Wooton’s creek, in Leslie county. During the morning of October 26, 1933, appellant had left his home with Woodrow Caudill. During his absence Warney Joseph, the deceased, and Cecil Milton and Jack Yanover had gathered at the Engle home. As appellant approached his home on his return, Joseph was out on the porch leaning against a post with his…