Caudill v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Commissioner Sandidge—

Reversing.

Appellants, Jack Candill and Charlie Candill, prosecute this appeal from a judgment of the Floyd circuit court convicting them of manslaughter and 'sentencing them to ‘Confinement in the state penitentiary for 21 years.

They assign, as reason for reversing the judgment, error upon the part of the trial court in admitting as testimony against them the alleged dying declaration of J. S. Henry, who was killed by appellant, Jack Caudill. A written statement signed by deceased was read to the jury over the objection of appellants.. It is…