Taylor v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Creal, Commissioner—

Affirming.

Under an indictment charging Charlie Taylor and Jeff Taylor with the murder of Shirley Johnson, Jeff Taylor on separate trial has been found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to imprisonment for twenty-one years. He is appealing.

It is first argued by counsel for appellant that the instructions given are erroneous and that the whole law of the case was not given. A brief summary of the facts is necessary to a proper understanding of the various questions raised concerning instructions given and instructions that it is claimed…