Legal Opinion
Etherton v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided May 20, 1960PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WADDILL, Commissioner.
Appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment following his conviction of storehouse breaking (KRS 433.190) and of being an habitual criminal (KRS 431.190). In seeking to reverse the judgment, appellant contends that the court erred: (1) In overruling his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal; (2) in allowing the jury to consider incompetent evidence; (3) in failing to instruct the jury on the whole law of the case.
During the night of March 12, 1959, a liquor store located in the City of Owens-boro was 'forcibly entered and a large quantity of whiskey and gin was…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Coleman v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
- Hendrickson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953
- Denham v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949
- Lair v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- Tuttle v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1959
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Hodges v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
- Ingram v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
- Ross v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
- White v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1964
- Pedigo v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1967
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