Legal Opinion
Scamahorne v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided March 13, 1964PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Judge.
Appellant, Joe Scamahorne, appeals from a judgment of the Nelson Circuit Court sentencing him to two'years in the penitentiary for the crime of carrying concealed a deadly weapon. He asks reversal of this conviction on the ground that the trial court erred in overruling his motion to suppress the evidence obtained in respect to the concealed deadly weapon by a search incident to an arrest he claims was illegal. Other complaints are listed and these will be discussed as there will no doubt be another trial.
Appellant was arrested in Nelson County on April 22, 1961, by William C.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Henson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1961
- Harvey v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
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