Webb v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Oreal, Commissioner

Affirming.

On a change of venue from Clay county, Walter Wehb and Squire Reed have been tried in the Laurel circuit court on a joint indictment charging them with the murder of Estil Spurlock. The trial resulted in an acquittal of Reed, but in a verdict and judgment finding Webb guilty and fixing his punishment at imprisonment for life.

In seeking a reversal of the judgment, it is argued by his counsel (1) that the court erred in the admission and rejection of evidence (2) that the verdict is prejudicial and flagrantly against the weight of evidence;…