Hale v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Morris, Commissioner—

Affirming.

The appellant, Joe Hale, upon separate trial under an indictment charging him and others of murdering W, R. Toon, was convicted, the jury by its verdict fixing his punishment at death. His motion for a new trial was overruled, and from that order and the judgment pronounced and entered upon the verdict he appeals, urging through his1 counsel a number of grounds as prejudicial errors, of sufficient materialty as is claimed to authorize a reversal of the judgment, each of which will be disposed of as the opinion proceeds. Perhaps the most…