Burke v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Cammaok

Affirming.

Hubert Burks, Charles Burks, age 12 and son of Hubert, Arthur Burks, Lincoln Burks, Guy Smith and Estil Smith, were charged with the murder of Forest Gregory. A second count in the indictment charged that Charles had murdered Gregory and that the others had aided and abetted him. Charles was first taken into the juvenile court, and his case referred from there to the-grand jury. All of the parties were tried jointly, except. Arthur, who had not been -arrésted at the time of the-trial. They were found guilty and their punishment fixed at 21 years…