Commonwealth v. Stots

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

On March 27, 1966, Mary Walker was fatally stabbed while in the apartment of D. L. Stots, the defendant, and Martha Stots. Defendant was arrested at the apartment immediately after the incident, was tried and found guilty of voluntary manslaughter before Judge Reed, sitting without a jury, and, on February 8, 1968, was sentenced to serve four to twelve years.

Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were made but not argued. On appellant’s previous appeal to this Court, -the case was remanded for argument of the post-trial motions. On March 27, 1969, these…