Jones v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

On May 7, 1947, the grand jury of Harlan County returned an indictment against appellants, Dave Jones, Woodrow Halcomb, James H. Hogg and Lawrence Nolan, accusing them of the offense of confederating and banding together and going forth to intimidate, alarm and disturb one Clyde Beals. Defendants entered a plea of not guilty and were tried together, followed by a verdict finding each of them guilty and fixing punishment for each of them at confinement in the penitentiary for the period of one year, the minimum penalty provided by the statute, which…