Legal Opinion
Hendrickson v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided October 7, 1930PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Willis
Affirming.
Hershel Hendrickson was indicted for the murder of his uncle, Charlie Cox. He was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to serve twenty-one years in the penitentiary. He seeks a reversal of the judgment upon numerous grounds which will be discussed and disposed of in the course of the opinion.
A brother of the deceased was permitted to identify the covers of the bed on which Cox was killed, and they were introduced in evidence. It is complained that the witness was not sufficiently familiar with the articles to identify them. It is well settled…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Moore v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
- Branham v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
- Ratliff v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
- City of Providence v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- Johnson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Underwood v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
- Grace v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1946
- Short v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- Black v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- Hendrickson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1950
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