Hall v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Kenton Circuit Court (Criminal, Common Law & Equity Division).
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Nunn
Affirming.
*542Appellant, Joseph Hall, was tried and convicted of the murder of Eddie Smythe, and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Hall and Smythe were rival suitors for the hand of the same lady, and this murder occurring on July 24, 1912, was the outgrowth of it. From the proof we gather the following facts.
Hall had been paying his respects to the lady for about five years, and for about two years prior to February, 1912, was engaged to be married to her. On the 9th of February they had a disagreement and the engagement was broken, and their associations ceased for…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Abbott v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1900
3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. GreenUtah Supreme Court · 1931
- Berry v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- Southers v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
- Lindsay v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- Ewers v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
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