Helton v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Drury, Commissioner—

Affirming.

Bill Helton has been convicted of false swearing. His punishment was fixed at two years confinement in the penitentiary and he has appealed. The November election in Harlan County, in the year 1937, was followed by four election contests styled as follows: Clinton C. Ball v. Herbert C. Cawood; Clarence Poer v. Ben Middleton; L. C. Wall v. Bert O. Howard; Gilbert Blanton v. R. L. Farmer. All these cases were heard together in the Harlan Circuit Court. The trial court found no legal election has been held and therefollowed appeals to this…