Shepherd v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner-—

Beversing.

As is recited in Shepherd v. Commonwealth, 264 Ky. 235, 94 S. W. (2d) 606, George Shepherd was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced,to ten years’ imprisonment on the charge of killing George Lee by striking him with a motor truck in the late afternoon of De cember 24, 1934. His motion and grounds for a new trial had not been acted on when the regular term of court closed. The motion-was overruled-at a special term. On the same day a supplemental motion and grounds was filed. The court was of the opinion that he was without authority…