Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Mahoney

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided March 24, 1881PublishedCited by 1 opinion

APPEAL FROM FRANKLIN CIRCUIT COURT. [Cited, Cornett v. Commonwealth, 25 Ky. L. 1769, 78 S. W. 858.]

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Haegis:

A conviction of the' offense of drunkenness and disorderly • conduct does not constitute “a judicial conviction of the defendant- of an offense involving a breach of the peace within the period specified in the bond.” Rankin v. Commonwealth, 9 Bush (Ky.) 553. The proceedings of the police court were the basis of the action for *134the forfeiture, and an attempt by allegation to show that the conviction was for a different offense than exhibited by the record would, if tolerated, authorize the commonwealth to contradict the record by parol proof.

P. W. Plardin, for appellant.…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Rankin & Zahn v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1873

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Commonwealth v. VoilsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931

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