Wilson v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Christian Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
*302Opinion of the Court by
Judge Turner
Reversing.
Appellants Ernest "Wilson and Robber Chafin were jointly indicted charged with the murder of J. M. Renshaw as the result of a conspiracy alleged to have been entered into by them, the indictment charging that one of them did the shooting from which Renshaw died and that the other was present at the time aiding and abetting therein, but that which did the shooting was unknown to the grand jury..
Upon their joint trial they were each convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for life, and they jointly prosecute this appeal.
Renshaw lived a few miles…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bast v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
- Hayden v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
- Merriweather v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1904
- Shelby v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1891
- Word v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
3Cited by6 opinions
- Davenport v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941
- Edwards v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1944
- Head v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1958
- Bowlin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
- Canada v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
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