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Napier v. CommonwealthNapier v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Feb 8, 1957
Reporters:
Before:
Montgomery
MONTGOMERY, Judge.

Irvin Napier was indicted for willful murder. He was convicted of the offense ‍‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‍of voluntary manslaughter. His punishment was fixed at fifteen years’ confinement.

No bill of exceptions was filed or made a part of this record. Criminal Code of Practice Section ‍‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‍282. Upon motion of the appellee, the transcript of evidence was properly stricken from the record. In the absence of a bill of exceptions, it is presumed ‍‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‍that the action of the trial court was correct and that the evidence was sufficient to support the verdict rendered. The only question before the Court is ‍‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‍whether the indictment is sufficient to support the verdict. White v. Commonwealth, 225 Ky. 153, 7 S.W.2d 1059; Morgan v. Commonwealth, 284 Ky. 124, 143 S.W.2d 1063; Titsworth v. Commonwealth, 298 Ky. 814, 184 ‍‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‍S.W.2d 228; Higgins v. Commonwealth, Ky., 252 S.W.2d 29. The indictment is sufficient.

Judgment is affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Napier v. Commonwealth
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Date Published: Feb 8, 1957
Citation: 298 S.W.2d 690
Court Abbreviation: Ky. Ct. App.
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