Cochran v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

Affirming.

Under an indictment charging him with the murder of Bill Steinhaur, appellant, Everett Cochran, was convicted of manslaughter and his punishment fixed at confinement in the state penitentiary for a period of ten years. He appeals and. asks for a reversal on the ground that the court erred in admitting incompetent evidence.

Appellant operated a store in which the homicide occurred about 3 p. m. on December 12, 1929. Oscar Lane and Al Hale, father-in-law of the deceased, were the only persons in the store, other than appellant and deceased. Hale…