Legal Opinion
Davis v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided October 5, 1937PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Baird
Affirming.
Luther T. (Pat) Davis was convicted by a jury and adjudged guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the "Whitley circuit court. His punishment was fixed at two years in the state reformatory. He appeals.
His counsel relies solely and alone on one alleged error. In fact, he specifically waives all other error-3 that might be in the record.. He insists that the evidence offered and produced by tbe Commonwealth was not adequate or sufficient to authorize, a verdict of guilty; that the court erred in refusing to direct the jury to find the defendant not…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Shepherd v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
- Tarkaney v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- Denham v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- Marcum v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
- Fuson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Mills v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1947
- Gross v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
- Daniels v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1946
- Dunn v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941
- State v. EngstromSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1948
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