Court of Appeals of Kentucky, 1957

Burton v. Commonwealth

Burton v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky · Decided February 1, 1957
298 S.W.2d 293 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Burton v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Motion for an appeal by Wayne Burton from a judgment of the Magoffin Circuit Court of guilty of shooting and wounding J. T. Lykins in sudden heat of passion without previous malice. The penalty imposed is imprisonment in jail for six months and payment of a fine of $500. KRS 435.180.

We find no prejudicial error in the trial. The motion for an appeal is overruled, and the judgment stands affirmed.

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