Wilson v. Commonwealth

CAMMACK, Chief Justice.

Otis Wilson was sentenced to two years in prison for maliciously shooting and wounding Edgar Shirley. He is seeking a reversal of the judgment on the grounds that (1) a peremptory instruction should have been granted in his favor; (2) he was entitled to a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence; and (3) the verdict was not signed by a member of the jury.

Both of the parties are Negroes. Wilson operates a restaurant in Horse Cave. He also manages a Negro baseball team. Wilson’s team was scheduled to play the Nashville All Stars on the Sunday of the shooting.…