Legal Opinion
Logan v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided October 15, 1948PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Rees
Affirming.
Appellant, William Henry Logan, a Negro sixteen years of age, has been convicted of the crime of rape and his punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of 20 years. The crime was committed about midnight on May 16, 1947. Ruby McClure, a white girl nineteen years of age, who was employed as a waitress in a restaurant, occupied a room in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Waldrip at 317 Maple Street in Owensboro. The Waldrips had been absent for several days on a visit when the crime was committed. Miss McClure had been ill for two…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Norris v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Martin v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Tarrance v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Smith v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Commonwealth v. MayhewCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Karl v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1956
- Shaw v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1973
- Sheckles v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1956