Legal Opinion

Tackett v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided June 19, 1953PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COMBS, Justice.

Jouett Tackett was convicted of the offense of carrying concealed a deadly weapon with penalty fixed at imprisonment for two years.. Appealing from a judgment entered in accord with, the verdict, he insists that the court erred to his prejudice (1) in overruling his motion for a peremptory instruction in his favor; (2) failing to instruct on the whole law of the case; (3) overruling his motion for continúance; and (4) because of improper remarks by the prosecuting attorney. Ground (1) is based on the claim that because the arrest of appellant and the search by the arresting…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Benge v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1891
  2. Lewis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
  3. Gunter v. LudlamSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1922
  4. Avery v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
  5. Toler v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. CulpIndiana Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. State v. CulpIndiana Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. State v. LakeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1991
  4. State v. LakeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1991

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