Sparks v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASH 35 — INDICTMENT— APPEAL PROM OWES CIRCUIT COURT. CITED— Wharton’s Grim. Law, 4ih ed., 447, 448, 449, 452, 387. 1 Hale, 431; East. P. G., 261. 1 Bishop’s Grim. Law, secs. 414, 415, 416. Burrill on Gir. Ev.,pp. 181, 734, 735, 736, 737. 1 Duvall, 228; Smith vs. Commonwealth. Criminal Code, secs. 236, 237. CITED— 1 Russell on Crimes, p. 637; Roscoe’s Grim. Ev., 687. 2 Duvall, 164; Galliher vs. Commonwealth.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE WILLIAMS
delivered the opinion of the court:
Appellant, upon an indictment for the murder of Geo. Wood, was convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to two years’ service in the State penitentiary. He seeks a reversal of that judgment. It appears, that, though there had previously been hard feelings and jealousy between appellant and deceased, growing out of their rival attentions to a young lady, yet, being cousins, appellant spent a large part of the Christmas holidays with decedent at his father’s, in Owenton, Owen county, and they appeared to be friendly; when, January 2d, 1867,…
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