Beaty v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Nunn

Reversing.

Appellant was' tried under an indictment charging him with the murder of his son, T. Gr. Beaty, and convicted of the crime of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced for a term of fifteen years in the penitentiary. A reversal was sought mainly because of errors in the instructions given, and this necessitates a statement of the substance of the evidence introduced. The following facts appear without contradiction. Appellánt was fifty-seven years of age; had been afflicted with stomach trouble three or four years, and treated by physicians who testified…