ALEXANDER v. COMMONWEALTH


277 S.W.2d 17 (1955)

Willard ALEXANDER, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 25, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Crumlin, Louisville, Louis P. McHenry, Hopkinsville, for appellant.

J. D. Buckman, Jr., Atty. Gen., Zeb A. Stewart, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


CAMMACK, Justice.

The appellant, Willard Alexander, and Richard Burbridge were indicted jointly for the willful murder of Tommie McCluskey. At Alexander's separate trial he was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and his punishment was fixed at 10 years in prison. On this appeal he argues, among other things, that he was entitled to a directed verdict of acquittal at the close of the Commonwealth's evidence. A motion to that effect was made at that time. We have decided...

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