Arvin v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Clay

Reversing.

On their 'trial under an indictment charging them with .the crime of murder, Durb Townsend, Alpha Barrett, and Elizabeth Arvin were convicted, and their punishment fixed at life imprisonment. Elizabeth Arvin and Alpha Barrett appeal.

Briefly stated, the facts are these: The woman killed was Yina Townsend, the wife .of Durb Townsend. They resided on the outskirts of Irvine, and Elizabeth Arvin and Alpha Barrett lived with them. Elizabeth Arvin is the sister of Durb Townsend, and Alpha Barrett is the estranged wife of Jim Bill Barrett of Lee county.…