Belcher v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Miller

Affirming.

The appellant, Moscoe Belcher, and Spurlock Bingham, were jointly indicted for the murder of Nelson Matney. Belcher was tried separately, found guilty of wilful manslaughter, and sentenced to serve a term of 21 years in the penitentiary. He appeals and assigns *517two grounds for a reversal; (1) that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence, and is without evidence to support it; and, (2) that the court erred in admitting the testimony of John A. Slone.

The tragedy occurred on Sunday, December 16th, 1917, about 6 o’clock p. m., when Belcher and…