Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) January 12, 1937 (Compton v. Commonwealth)

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

Affirming.

Wilmer Compton appeals from a judgment sentencing him to 21 years’ imprisonment for the killing

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of Ms wife’s nephew, Dick Harrison, at a roadhouse called “Shady Rest,” on Sunday evening, September 13, 1936. The only ground relied upon for reversal is .the overruling of the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict of acquittal.