Greene v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Rees

— Affirming..

Tlie appellant, Monroe Greene, lias been convicted of the crime of murder and sentenced to confinement in. the state penitentiary for life. He shot and killed Will Cross on November 16, 1939. According to the evidence-for the Commonwealth, he went to the home of Cross-armed with a pistol, called Cross out into the road, and. shot him without provocation. He was in an angry mood because, as claimed by him, cattle owned by Cross- and others had been in his cornfield and damaged his corn and fodder. Appellant fired five shots. Three-shots struck Will…