Legal Opinion

Taylor v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided October 13, 1936PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion op the Court by

Creal, Commissioner—

Affirming.

R. L. Taylor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of John Will McGee, and is appealing.

As ground for reversal it is first argued that the court erred in failing to administer the voir dire oath to prospective jurors before questions were propounded to them concerning their qualifications, but there is nothing concerning this matter in the bill of exceptions or elsewhere in the record, and it therefore cannot be considered on appeal.

As a second ground it is urged that the court erred in permitting A. B. Crenshaw to qualify…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Alsept v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
  2. Alexander v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
  3. Vanover v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924
  4. Cox v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
  5. Curtis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Jeter v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937

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