Legal Opinion
Duncan v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided December 18, 1959PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMORE, Judge.
Amos L. Duncan was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to life imprisonment. One of the grounds on which he appeals is that the indictment does not sufficiently describe the offense of armed robbery as defined in KRS 433.140. The indictment reads as follows:
“The Grand Jury of the County of Perry in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse Howard Hicks, Amos L. Duncan and Clell Miller of the crime of Armed Robbery committed in manner and form as follows, to-wit:
"The said Howard Hicks, Amos L. Duncan and Clell Miller in the said County of Perry…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Beach v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1952
- Maggard v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
- Maynard v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
- Hewitt v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1926
- Miller v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Brown v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1977
- Thomas v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1996
- Wylie v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1977
- United States v. Wayne B. ClizerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Stark v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1991
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