Legal Opinion

Sullivan v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided May 12, 1972PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEIKIRK, Judge.

This is a belated appeal from a judgment of the Laurel Circuit Court wherein Harold Sullivan was found guilty of breaking and entering a storehouse. KRS 433.180. His punishment was fixed by the jury at five years in the penitentiary. We affirm.

Leonard Allen owned a farm in Laurel County near Lily, approximately nine miles from where he resided. The only improvements on the farm were some outbuildings, a garage, and a barn.

Allen’s grandson, Allen Sharf, stopped at the farm on the night of July 26, 1969. In order to reach the area of the outbuildings, Sharf had to turn off the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Ballard v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1971

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Cooper v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1979
  2. Ashcraft v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1972
  3. Williams v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1972

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