Fields v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Crbal, Commissioner

Affirming.

Under an indictment charging her with the murder of her husband, Virgil Fields, Pearlie Fields has been convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to imprisonment for 12 years. She is appealing.

Grounds argued and relied on for reversal are (1) that the court erred in overruling appellant’s motion for a peremptory instruction; (2) that the verdict is flagrantly against the weight of evidence; (3) error in permitting the introduction of incompetent evidence over appellant’s objections; (4) that instruction No. 3 was prejudicially erroneous; (5)…