Legal Opinion
Pearson v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided May 11, 1956PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STANLEY, Commissioner.
John James Pearson, confined in the reformatory at LaGrange under judgment of the Jefferson Circuit Court, Criminal Branch, upon conviction of the offense of ^‘obtaining property under false pretense”, has filed in this court a petition for a writ of habeas corpus and a motion that he be allowed to obtain the record of his case and proceed in forma pauperis.
The Court of Appeals is without jurisdiction to consider initially a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Foster v. Buchannan, Ky., 253 S.W.2d 377; Robinson v. Commonwealth, Ky., 290 S.W.2d 473.
It is within the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Marcum v. WallaceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- McIntosh v. Armour Co. of IllinoisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
- Foster v. BuchannanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1952
- Robinson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1956
3Cited by5 opinions
- Gabbard v. LairCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1975
- Robinson v. PoundCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1968
- John James Pearson v. Dan Gray, Warden, Kentucky State ReformatoryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1957
- Marion Parker Duke v. John W. Wingo, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969
- Marion Parker Duke v. John W. Wingo, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969