Legal Opinion
Muncy v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided October 23, 1936PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Morris, Commissioner—
Affirming.
The appellant and four others were indicted by the grand jury of the Perry circuit court for the malicious shooting and wounding of Ralph Peters. Upon a separate trial appellant was found guilty, and his punishment fixed at two years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary.
On his appeal it is contended that the verdict was flagrantly against the evidence; that the court erred in refusing to sustain appellant’s motion for a directed verdict of not guilty; in failing to instruct on the whole law, because of the lack of an instruction on…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Luttrell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- Luke and Dewey Hall v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
- Alexander v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
- Caldwell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
- Lewis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Baze v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1997
- Claypoole v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- Long v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941
- Johnson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949
- Williams v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
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