Lay v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Carroll—

Reversing.

*164The appellant, Lay, under an indictment charging him with the murder of A. D. Ausbrook, was found guilty of manslaughter and his punishment fixed at confinement in the state penitentiary for six years. From the judgment on the verdict he prosecutes' this appeal, complaining that many errors prejudicial to his substantial rights were committed by the trial court.

A. brief statement of the facts showing the relations between Lay and Ausbrook, as well as the circumstances immediately surrounding the homicide, will be helpful to an…