Marcum v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Ratliff

Affirming.

The appellant, George Marcum, .was indicted by the Bullitt county grand jury for the murder of his wife, Molly Marcum. He was tried, convicted for voluntary manslaughter, and sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for a period of fourteen years. He appeals.

The record discloses that appellant was about 70 years of age and his wife a few years his senior, and lived on their farm in- Bullitt county. On September 24, 1933, a man named Calvert called at defendant’s home for the purpose of delivering some ice. The deceased, Mrs. Marcum, came to…