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Allen v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided March 11, 1938PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Drury, Commissioner

Beversing.

Joe Allen was charged by indictment with housebreaking, and further in that indictment was charged with two previous convictions of felonies. See occurrences (c), (a), and (b), infra. He was convicted, his punishment was fixed at life imprisonment, and he has appealed. • We will now epitomize what is shown in this record.

Epitome.(a) On March 18, 1920, upon plea of guilty, Joe Allen was convicted of.robbery in the circuit court of Bell county, Ky., and sentenced to 4 years in the penitentiary.(b) On April 3, 1924, upon plea of guilty, Joe…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Turner v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1921
  2. Hoskins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
  3. Commonwealth v. OldsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1824
  4. Mullins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
  5. Thompson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Pearson v. Probate CourtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
  2. Johnson v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. MeredithCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
  3. Block v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1968
  4. Harrod v. WhaleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1951
  5. Foster v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1961

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