Wood v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Eichardson

Affirming.

This is the second appeal. On the first trial Wood’s punishment was fixed, at ten years’ imprisonment. On the second, from which this appeal was taken, it was fixed at twelve years. The facts of the case were stated in our opinion in Wood v. Commonwealth, 246 Ky. 829, 56 S. W. (2d) 556. Therefore, we will not iterate them except as they are pertinent to the grounds of reversal as presented in the briefs.

Florida Hargis, a witness for the commonwealth, detailed a conversation she had had with Wood, wherein she claims he stated to her “I’m going…