Plymale v. Commonwealth

Robert A. Plymale was indicted for the murder of W. D. Deal. After a trial that lasted three days he was convicted by a jury on September 27, 1952, and his punishment fixed at forty years’ confinement in the penitentiary. From the judgment entered on October 30, 1952, confirming that verdict, writ of error was granted.

Numerous assignments of error are made, but some need not be considered, and those material to this decision may be stated as follows:

Accused contends that:(1) The corpus delicti was not proved.(2) The court should have sustained his motion to strike the Commonwealth’s evidence…