Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) October 2, 1936 (Caldwell v. Commonwealth)

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Perry

— Affirming.

Virgil Caldwell appeals from a judgment convicting him of the crime of maliciously shooting and wounding Florence George and fixing his punishment at five years confinement in the penitentiary.

It is the contention of the commonwealth that this

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shooting and wounding of the prosecutrix, Florence George, was malicious and without provocation.