Parker v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Sampson

Affirming.

On August 28, 1917, the grand jury of Jackson circuit court returned an indictment accusing Andy Shepherd and Clarkie Parker of the wilful murder of' Abe Sams in Jackson county, on Sunday, July 1st. The case came on for trial on the 12th day of September following. There was a severance of trial asked for and granted, and the Commonwealth elected to try Shepherd first, but upon ascertaining that Shepherd for some reason could not be tried at that term of the court, Parker was put upon trial, and the jury returned a verdict finding him guilty of…