Legal Opinion

Alford v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided October 16, 1931Published

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

Affirming.

Appellant, Tom Alford, was jointly indicted with C. H. Burch for the crime of possessing burglar’s tools with the intent to use them burglariously. On his separate trial he was convicted and sentenced to ten years in the state, penitentiary.

The facts and the grounds relied upon for a reversal in this case and in the case of Burch v. Commonwealth, 240 Ky. 519, 42 S. W. (2d) 1097, this day decided, are identical, and on the authority of the Burch case the judgment is affirmed.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Railroad Commission v. Texas & New Orleans R.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1931
  2. Burch v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931