Campbell v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Grigsby

Affirming.

The appellant, Andy Campbell, and his codefendant, Calla Smith, were jointly indicted in the Breathitt circuit court charged with murdering Jesse Lovens. When the case was called, a severance of the trial was granted ; the commonwealth electing to try Andy Campbell first. On the trial he was found guilty by a jury, and his punishment fixed at confinement for life in the state penitentiary. A judgment was entered in accordance with the verdict of the jury. His motion and grounds for a new trial having been overruled, he prosecutes this appeal. A…