Collins v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Chiep Justice Mc'Candless

Affirming.

Farmer Collins and Johnny Napier were indicted for the murder of Carr Napier. Separte trials were had and Napier was convicted of manslaughter. See Napier v. Com., 224 Ky. 158, 5 S. W. (2d) 902. Farmer Collins was found guilty of murder and his punishment fixed at imprisonment for life. On this appeal appellánt Collins admits that the proceedings in the lower court were free from error; the sole ground urged for reversal being that the verdict is not sustained by the evidence. The homicide occurred at the residence of appellant on the…