Smith v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 34 — INDICTMENT cited Whart. Am. Cr, L., sec. 930; Wharton's Med. Juris., pp. 46, 47, 43, 45, 146-7 — 8, 151, 152. cited 1 Hawk. P. C., 97.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE ROBERTSON
delivered the opinion oe the court:
Robert Smith, convicted by the verdict of a jury, and sen* tenced by the circuit court to be hung, oh an indictment charging him with the murder of Frederick Landaur, appeals to this court for a reversal, on the ground that the indictment is insufficient, and that the circuit judge erred in giving and in withholding instructions on the trial.
Considering the indictment substantially and clearly good, we will confine our revision to questions involved in the instructions. But we must first notice, in limine, an objection to the jurisdiction of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Clem v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1860
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- Berry v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
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