Commonwealth v. Steele
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 6 — INDICTMENT APPEAL PROM LINCOLN CIRCUIT COURT. The indictment is bad. It is not alleged that George Carpenter was a legal voter and authorized to vote at an election duly and legally held. And it is not alleged that by reason of any action of appellee he voted differently from the way he had intended to vote. (Commonwealth v. Selby, 87 Ky., 595.)
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE LEWIS
DELIVERED THE OPINION OE THE COURT.
Appellee was indicted for bribing another to vote at an election, the particular circumstances of the offense being stated as follows: “That said J. F. Steele * * * * did unlawfully and wilfully bribe Gf. W. Carpenter to vote in an election by paying said Carpenter one dollar, which he received and voted as requested by said Steele, in consideration of said one dollar.” It is further stated that the election was held, at a time and place mentioned, for taking sense of the legally qualified voters of a precinct named upon the proposition whether…
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