Legal Opinion
Creech v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided March 3, 1967PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Commissioner.
William Creech was found guilty of being an accessory before the fact to the crime of armed assault with intent to rob. KRS 431.160; 433.150. The jury’s verdict fixed his punishment at imprisonment for 21 years. Upon this appeal he presents several purported grounds for reversal, but we deem it necessary to consider only whether the Commonwealth presented sufficient evidence tending to connect Creech with the commission of the offense, apart from the evidence of two accomplices. RCr 9.62.
As related by the accomplices, Francis Brossart and James Lucas, the appellant Creech…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Hartsock v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
- Daggit v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1951
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3Cited by23 opinions
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