Legal Opinion
Washburn v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided October 4, 1968PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULLEN, Commissioner.
Johnnie Russell Washburn, charged with involuntary manslaughter, second degree, growing out of his involvement in a head-on automobile collision in which the driver of the other vehicle was killed, was found guilty and was given a jail sentence of one year and a fine of $1,000. He appeals, complaining of error in the admission in evidence of the results of an alcohol blood test, and in the denial of a continuance.
Over repeated and vehement objections of the defendant the court admitted in evidence the results of a test of a sample of the defendant’s blood taken around one…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Hartsock v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
- Jones v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- Green v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
- Hovious v. RileyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Craig v. Commonwealth, Department of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
- Marcum v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1972
- Miller v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1968
- Litteral v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2009
- Craig v. Commonwealth, Department of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
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