Legal Opinion
Gibson v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided October 10, 1924PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Drury, Commissioner—
Affirming.
Appellant was convicted of burglary and Ms punishment fixed at death. Some time in the early part of the night of December 11, 1923, the appellant entered the home of R. W. Thompson, about five miles from Lexington, in Fayette county. Lucian Thompson, a son of R. W. Thompson, had gone to Lexington and when he returned, between ten and eleven o’clock that evening, accompanied by a friend, Granville Manious, they entered the house through the kitchen. He became suspicious when he found the door of the kitchen open, and presently they heard…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- In Re KemmlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Wilkerson v. UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- O'Neil v. VermontSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Pervear v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- McDonald v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Khaalis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Grigsby v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1945
- Morgan v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Evitts v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
- Reynolds v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953
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