Housman v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 79. — PROSECUTION AGAINST BILL, HOUSMAN • FOR MALICIOUS CUTTING AND WOUNDING. — Appeal from Graves Circuit Court. R. J. Bugg, Circuit Judge. Defendant convicted and appeals — AUTHORITIES CITED. Gills v. Commonwealth, 18 Ky. Law Rep., 562; Buckner v. Commonwealth, 14 Bush, 603; Connor v. Commonwealth, 13 Bush, 722; O’Neal v. Commonwealth, 27 Ky. Law Rep., 549; Commonwealth v. Hoskins, 18 Ky.
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CASE 79. — PROSECUTION AGAINST BILL, HOUSMAN • FOR MALICIOUS CUTTING AND WOUNDING. — Appeal from Graves Circuit Court. R. J. Bugg, Circuit Judge. Defendant convicted and appeals — AUTHORITIES CITED. Gills v. Commonwealth, 18 Ky. Law Rep., 562; Buckner v. Commonwealth, 14 Bush, 603; Connor v. Commonwealth, 13 Bush, 722; O’Neal v. Commonwealth, 27 Ky. Law Rep., 549; Commonwealth v. Hoskins, 18 Ky. Law Rep., 61; Johnson v. Commonwealth, 94 Ky., 578; Carnes v. Commonwealth, 28 Ky. Law Rep., 1208; Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, vol. 1, pp. 244, 369; Wilcoxen v. Commonwealth, 15 Ky. Law Rep.,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Hobson
Affirming.
Appellant was indicted for the wilful murder of Plem Poplin. On a plea of “not guilty” he was tried, convicted, and his punishment fixed at imprisonment for five years in the penitentiary. To reverse that judgment this appeal is prosecuted.
He complains that the trial court did not properly instruct the jury, and that the prosecuting attorney in his closing argument was guilty of such misconduct •as warrants a reversal. His chief objection to the instruction is that the court instructed the jury under sections 1166 and 1242' of the Kentucky Statutes…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Watson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Daughdrill v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1896
- Bush v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1880
- First National Bank v. ChandlerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1905
- Conner v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1878
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- Crenshaw v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
- Nider v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
- Branham v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
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