Legal Opinion
Ashton v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided January 17, 1966Published
1Opinion of the Court
405 S.W.2d 562 (1965)
Steve ASHTON, Appellant,
v.
COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky.
June 18, 1965.
Certiorari Granted January 17, 1966.
Dan Jack Combs, Pikeville, Ephraim London, New York City, for appellant.
Robert Matthews, Atty. Gen., John B. Browning, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, Tolbert Combs, Commonwealth Atty. for Perry County, Hazard, for appellee.
Certiorari Granted January 17, 1966. See 86 S.Ct. 537.
CLAY, Commissioner.
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