Curnutt v. Commonwealth (Three Cases)

Judge Latimer

Affirming.

Wash. Curnutt and his sons, Paris Everett and Hyden Eugene, were jointly indicted for murder. They were jointly tried and each convicted of voluntary manslaughter. The father’s punishment was fixed at 14 years confinement and the sons received 10 years each. They appeal urging several grounds for reversal.

It is first contended that the infant defendants, who were 15 and 16 respectively, were not proceeded against in the Knox County Juvenile Court and, consequently, the Knox Circuit Court did not acquire jurisdiction. The' record does not support appellants in this…