Legal Opinion
Canter v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided June 17, 1938PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Morris, Commissioner—
Affirming.
Appellant was indicted for the murder of Walden Napier, alleged to have been committed on November 23, 1937. Upon trial he was found guilty and his punishment fixed at life imprisonment. He appeals.
There is little contrariety of facts which led up to the homicide. Appellant admits that he fired the shots which caused the death of Napier, but contends that same were fired in the protection of his life, or to prevent serious injury to himself at the hands of deceased, and another whom he claims was acting in concert with deceased.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Frasure v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- Privitt v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938
- Holmes v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- Taylor v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- Hannah v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Hardin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
- Fannon v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
- Howard v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
- Commonwealth v. CooperCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
- Combs v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
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