In re Taylor

The question before us is whether or not we should sustain the recommendation of the Board of Bar Commissioners that petitioner, Jay H. Taylor, be reinstated as a member of the Kentucky Bar. It may be well at the' outset to give a brief outline of Mr. Taylor’s history as a lawyer.

He was admitted to the Bar on May 12, 1915, and on August 6th of that year killed a man at a'politicál meeting, was convicted of murder and sentenced to the penitentiary for life. This court reversed that judgment in 1916 on account of errors in the instructions. Taylor v. Commonwealth, 172 Ky. 136, 188 S.W. 1087. On…