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Hughes v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided January 21, 1909PublishedCited by 16 opinions

CASE 52. — PROSECUTION AGAINST JACK HUGHES FOR FALSE SWEARING. Appeal from Fayette Circuit Court. Watts Parker, Circuit Judge. Defendant convicted and appeals. AUTHORITIES CITED. Ky. Stats., sec. 1503; Ky. Stats., see. 1589; Constitution of Kentucky, sec. 13; Ky. Stats., sec. 1489; Michael cm Law of Merger, 20 Am. & Eng. Ency. 607; Triplett v. Comth., 84 Ky. 193; Reddy v. Comth., 17 Ky. Law Rep. 536; Carman v. Comth., 25 Ky.

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CASE 52. — PROSECUTION AGAINST JACK HUGHES FOR FALSE SWEARING. Appeal from Fayette Circuit Court. Watts Parker, Circuit Judge. Defendant convicted and appeals. AUTHORITIES CITED. Ky. Stats., sec. 1503; Ky. Stats., see. 1589; Constitution of Kentucky, sec. 13; Ky. Stats., sec. 1489; Michael cm Law of Merger, 20 Am. & Eng. Ency. 607; Triplett v. Comth., 84 Ky. 193; Reddy v. Comth., 17 Ky. Law Rep. 536; Carman v. Comth., 25 Ky. Law Rep. 1049; C. & O. R. R. Co. v. Comth., 88 Ky. 368; Hurst v. State, 71 Ala. 307; Roberts v. State, 58 Am., sec. 539; Quitzow v. State, 20 Wis. 58; Woodford v. People,…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Carroll

Affirming.

This record presents a single question of law, and that is- whether or not the plea of former conviction interposed hy appellant as a defense to the prosecution against him should have been sustained. It grows out- of the following facts:

In 1907 an indictment was found by the grand jury *504of Payette county against appellant, charging him with the offense of illegal registration. He was tried under this indictment, and convicted, and satisfied the judgment by serving in the county jail the term of imprisonment imposed upon him as a penalty.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Williams v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1879
  2. Nichols v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1879
  3. Triplett v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1886
  4. Hooper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1891
  5. Fisher v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1866

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Moszczynski v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  2. Duvall v. StateOhio Supreme Court · 1924
  3. Newton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
  4. Thomas v. City of IndianapolisIndiana Supreme Court · 1924
  5. Burnett v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955

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