Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided December 14, 1934PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion op the Court by

Drury, Commissioner

Affirming.

Mrs. Nannie R. Thomas (indicted as Mrs. Sam Thomas) appeals from a judgment imposing upon her life imprisonment for murder.

The Evidence.

About 9 p. m., Saturday, April 7, 1934, some one shot G-arnett Craycraft, from which shooting he died about three hours later.

Mrs. Craycraft, the widow of the man slain, testified that some time in December before this shooting she was at the home of her mother, the defendant, on Linden avenue in Winchester. They got into an argument, and the defendant said she would end G-arnett Craycraft’s life before…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Cavanaugh v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
  2. Watkins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
  3. Davis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1921
  4. Minniard v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914
  5. McElwain v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Tarrence v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953
  2. Benge v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
  3. Canada v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
  4. Gatliff Coal Co. v. Hill's Adm'rCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
  5. Neal v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1956

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