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FAIRCHILD v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

267 S.W.2d 528 (1954)

FAIRCHILD v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

April 20, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce H. Phillips, Bertram & Bertram, C. C. Duncan, Monticello, Hile Pritchard, Albany, for appellant.

J. D. Buckman, Jr., Atty. Gen., Zeb A. Stewart, Asst. Atty. Gen., James A. Hicks, Commonwealth's Attorney, Albany, for appellee.

CAMMACK, Justice.

Bruce Fairchild struck and killed Clellan Perdue, a boy 12 years of age, with his automobile. On his trial he was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to three years in prison. On this appeal he insists that (1) there was not sufficient evidence to warrant the submission of the case to the jury on a charge of voluntary manslaughter; (2) the jury was not properly instructed on involuntary manslaughter; and (3) certain evidence as to...

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