Brady v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 11 — INDICTMENT APPEAL PROM FAYETTE CIRCUIT COURT. CITED 1 Starkie on Ev. 514. 1 Bishop’s Grim. Pro. sec. 1071 and note. 2 Sumner, 27, U. S. v. Gilbert. 5 Cushing, 535, Webster case. 3 Greenleaf on Ev. sec. 137. 25 Miss. 584, Algheri v. State. 27 Ala. 20, Mickle v. State. 30 Vermont, 377, State v. Davidson. CITED 27 Ala. 21, Mickle v. State. 3 Bush, 117, Sparks v. Commonwealth.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE COPER
delivered the opinion oe the court.
The appellant, Richard Brady, was indicted and tried in' the Fayette Circuit Court for the murder of Sam Downing, and found guilty of the crime of manslaughter, and sentenced to be confined in the penitentiary for a period of two years, and to reverse that judgment he prosecutes this appeal.
The only ground insisted upon for a reversal is that the court erred in refusing to give to the jury certain instructions asked by appellant’s counsel. The evidence was altogether circumstantial. The following instructions were asked' and refused:
1. “The…
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