Legal Opinion
Adkins v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided December 20, 1929PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Commissioner Stanley
Affirming.
Tbe appellant, S. Creen Adkins, was beld by the examining court under bail of $25,000 to answer to the Boyd county grand jury on a charge of murder. Before an indictment was returned against him, on December 12, 1927, the day before his term of office expired, Governor William J. Fields issued an unconditional pardon to Adkins for this crime. A few days thereafter this suit in equity was filed in the Boyd circuit court by the Commonwealth of Kentucky,, on relation of Hon. Frank E. Daugherty, Attorney General of the State, and Hon. Watt M.…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1833
- Ex Parte GrossmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Moyer v. PeabodySupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Biddle v. PerovichSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Sibert v. GarrettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Matter of PaquetteSupreme Court of Vermont · 1942
- Commonwealth v. Smith, JudgeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
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