Strange v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Bees

Reversing.

Appellant, W. B. Strange, tried under an indictment charging him with the crime of murder, was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to a term of three years in the penitentiary.

On this appeal he urges two grounds for a reversal of the judgment: (1) The verdict is not sustained by the evidence and (2) the instructions are erroneous. The determination of ground 1 relied on for a reversal of the judgment necessitates a brief summary of the evidence at the trial.

Appellant is the son of Mrs. Mary C. Strange, and, with his wife and twelve year…