Legal Opinion

Anderson v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided May 5, 1950PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Stanley, Commissioner

Affirming.

Three grounds are submitted for a reversal of the judgment convicting the appellant, S. B. Anderson, of stealing chickens worth more than $2, KRS 433.250(4). and a sentence of one year in the penitentiary, viz. (1) the evidence of officers that they found the stolen fowls in possession of the defendant and his companions was. inadmissible because of the absence of a search warrant; (2) there was insufficient corroboration of the accomplice; and (3) prejudicial error in permitting two witnesses to testify in rebuttal.

The appellant and three other men got together…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Williams v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
  2. West v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. McPeakSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955
  2. Fairchild v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1950
  3. Barnes v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1950

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