Farrow v. Commonwealth

This case is before us on a writ of error to a judgment entered upon the verdict of a jury finding the defendant, Arlington Farrow, a 33 year old negro, guilty of killing Hugh Conway Broadwell, Deputy Sheriff of Giles county. In accordance with the jury’s verdict of murder in the second degree the defendant was sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for a period of 15 years.

In his brief the defendant reduces his twelve assignments of error to six and actually argues only three questions, namely, (1) whether the trial court erred in denying his motion for a change of venue, (2) whether…