OWENS v. COMMONWEALTH


430 S.W.2d 325 (1968)

Leonard Charles OWENS, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

June 28, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. K. Spear, Fritz Krueger, Somerset, for appellant.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., Curran Clem, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


DAVIS, Commissioner.

Leonard Charles Owens was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to imprisonment for twenty-one years for slaying Lonnie Green Marcum on September 8, 1967. Owens was defended by court-appointed counsel who have perfected this appeal for him, asserting (1) that the court erred in failing to admonish the jury as to the effect of impeachment testimony and (2) that the instructions given were erroneous.

Owens admitted shooting Marcum...

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