Creighton v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 15 — INDICTMENT APPEAL PROM SCOTT CIRCUIT COURT. Brief not in record. Brief not in record.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE PRYOR
delivered the opinion op the -court.
The case tinder consideration has been heretofore In this court, and the judgment of conviction reversed.
The appellant was indicted, tried and convicted of manslaughter for the killing of Ambrose Wilson.
It is claimed by the accused that Wilson attempted to arrest him for a misdemeanor when he was not a peace officer, and had no. authority to take charge of his person or make the arrest, and that in the unlawful conduct of Wilson originated the altercation resulting in his death. This court held in the former opinion (83 Ky., 142), that the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DrewMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1808
- Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1851
- Creighton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1885
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- Holmes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1926
- Reichman v. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1918
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