Wait v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 99 — Indictment against G. W. Wait and R. G. Hail for Conspiracy to Defraud. APPEAL FROM PULASKI CIRCUIT COURT. Defendants Convicted and Appeal. The appellants, George W. Wait and R. G. Hail, were indicted jointly with L. E. Hunt and Cy. Wait for a criminal conspiracy to defraud the Somerset Banking Co., and the public generally.
Read the full summary
Case 99 — Indictment against G. W. Wait and R. G. Hail for Conspiracy to Defraud. APPEAL FROM PULASKI CIRCUIT COURT. Defendants Convicted and Appeal. The appellants, George W. Wait and R. G. Hail, were indicted jointly with L. E. Hunt and Cy. Wait for a criminal conspiracy to defraud the Somerset Banking Co., and the public generally. A trial resulted in their conviction and their punishment was fixed at a fine of $1,000 each, and from that judgment an appeal is prosecuted by G. W. Wait and R. G. Hail. We contend that the court erred: T. In refusing to instruct the jury to find appellants not…
1Opinion of the Court
■Opinion op tiib court by
JUDGE DURE'LDE
Affirming.
The appellants, G. W. Wait and R. G. Hail, were indicted jointly with Cy Wait and L. E. Hunt for conspiracy to defraud the Somerset Banking Company and others and the public generally.
The principal ground urged for reversal of the judgment of conviction is: that the indictment not only charges the conspiracy to defraud, and sets out the method by which it was to be accomplished, but also sets out overt acts in furtherance of the object of the conspiracy, and that the facts thus alleged showr the object of the conspiracy to have been the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DeanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1872
- State v. SetterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1889
- Commonwealth v. BrightCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1880
- Commonwealth v. DuncanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1891
- Commonwealth v. BlackburnCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1863
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DonoghueCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- Acree v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Lyon v. Franklin Mortgage Funding (In Re Shannon)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2006
- State v. EfflerNew York Court of General Session of the Peace · 1910
- Acree v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1932