White v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Commissioner Sandidge—

Affirming.

Appellant, Millard Pete White, when tried by a jury of the Madison circuit court under an indictment which charged him with murder, was found guilty of manslaughter, and his punishment was fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for 19 years. This appeal is prosecuted from the judgment of the court imposing that penalty upon him.

The record herein does not show that an appeal was ever prayed for or granted by the trial court. In view of the provisions of subsection 1 of section 336 of the Criminal Code of Practice, it is to be doubted if…