Stewart v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Kenton Circuit Court (Criminal, Common Law and Equity Division).
1Opinion of the Court
•Opinion of the Court by
William Rogers Clay, Commissioner
Reversing.
Joseph R. Stewart, a soldier in the United- States army, was indicted for robbery by the grand jury of Kenton county. On a trial before a jury, he was convicted of grand larceny and his punishment fixed at one year’s confinement in the penitentiary. Judgment was entered accordingly and he appeals.
As it is not seriously contended that the evidence was insufficient to take the case to the jury -or to sustain the verdict, it will be unnecessary to detail the evidence.
While numerous grounds for a new trial were relied on below,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Coleman v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Franklin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Clary v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
- L. & N. R. R. Co. v. PayneCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1909
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