Gurley v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Rees

Affirming.

The appellant, Virgil Gurley, was indicted in the Harlan circuit eourt charged with murder, and on his trial was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and his punishment fixed at confinement in the state penitentiary for 18 years.

The facts, as shown by the proof for the commonwealth, briefly stated, are these: The deceased, Frank Monhollen, was in a pool room in which were congregated 50 to 75 persons. He was standing near a stove about the center of the room engaged in conversation with George Johnson. Appellant came into the room with his hand on…