Gravitt v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Graves Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Hurt
Reversing.
The appellant, Ira Gravitt, was tried and convicted, and. sentenced, to imprisonment for four years, upon an indictment, charging him with a violation of section 1158 Ky. Stats. His motion for a new trial being overruled, lie has appealed, and insists, that the trial court erred to the prejudice of his substantial rights, by:(1) Overruling a demurrer to the indictment.(2) Admitting incompetent evidence against Mm.(3) Misinstructing the jury and failing ‘to properly instruct the jury.(4) Overruling Ms motion for a new trial.
These alleged errors will…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Ellis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
- Kaelin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1886
- Price's Adm'r v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1886
- Day v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
- McCreary v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Johnson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1920
- Hall v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1925
- Robertson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937
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