Legal Opinion

Hudson v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided October 24, 1969PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEINFELD, Judge.

Charles and Cordis Hudson, brothers, along with their cousin, Carlos Hudson, were indicted on August 13, 1968, by a Breathitt County grand jury for the crime of murder. They were jointly tried for the murder of Chalmer Miller and the jury found Cordis Hudson guilty of voluntary manslaughter and fixed his punishment at 21 years in the state penitentiary, found Carlos Hudson guilty of the same offense and fixed his punishment at seven years, and found Charles Hudson not guilty.

Appellants moved to set aside the verdict and grant appellants a new trial. The motion was overruled,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Smith v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1962
  2. Bowman v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1956
  3. Flannery v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
  4. McElfresh v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1951
  5. French v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1896

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Call v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1972
  2. Hill v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1971
  3. Wisdom v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1970

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