Legal Opinion

Delk v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided December 16, 1955PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAMMACK, Judge.

In July, 1955, Joe Delk was convicted of storehouse breaking and sentenced to four-years’ imprisonment. The judgment directed that the term begin at the expiration of a sentence which Delk had received in another Kentucky court 'in June, 1955.

The evidence for the Commonwealth consisted principally of the testimony of Mrs. Joe Delk, wi,fe of the appellant, and Thomas Griggs, his alleged accomplice. Griggs testified that, he and Delk broke into a store near Mayfield, took some groceries, and placed them in a car which they had borrowed from Delk’s brother. Before they reached…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Rigor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1905
  2. Ex Parte Ralph LawsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
  3. People Ex Rel. Clancy v. GraydonIllinois Supreme Court · 1928
  4. In Re SichofskyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1927
  5. Dickerson v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1918

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Coleman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
  2. State v. SmithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
  3. Estes v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Gill v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
  5. Dublin v. OsborneCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1965

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