Legal Opinion
Merrifield v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided May 7, 1954PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULLEN, Commissioner.
Chester Merrifield appeals from a judgment sentencing him to death upon conviction of murder.
Around midnight on November 7, 1952, Merrifield, with his wife, brother-in-law and a lady friend of the latter, were at the Stork Club, a roadhouse near Louisville. The brother-in-law became involved in an altercation, which developed into a full-fledged fight outside of the club. As the fight was going on, two county policemen, driving by in a patrol car, saw the disturbance and stopped to investigate. Officer Keown got out of the car on the right side, and Officer Marcum on the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Manz v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953
- Colon v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
- Stacy v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
- Biggs v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
- Tyree v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1926
3Cited by4 opinions
- Coulthard v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2007
- Merrifield v. Commonwealth ex rel. BuckmanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1955
- Andrew Dean Coulthard v. Commonwealth of KentuckyKentucky Supreme Court · 2007
- Courtney Kidd v. Commonwealth of KentuckyKentucky Supreme Court · 2022