Patterson v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 48 — INDICTMENT APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT. Orally argued. No brief in record. Orally argued. No brief in record.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE LEWIS
DELIVERED THE OPINION OF THE( COURT.
Appellant having been indicted jointly with Albert *315Turner, though tried separately, for the murder of Jennie Bowman, and by the verdict of the jury found guilty and his punishment fixed at death, prosecutes this appeal.
It has been often decided that this court has no power to reverse a judgment of conviction in a criminal prosecution upon the ground the evidence is not sufficient to support the verdict. But as provided in section 344, Criminal Code, “a judgment of conviction shall be reversed for any error of law appearing on the record, when,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Broaddus's devisees v. Broaddus's heirsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1874
- Craft v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1882
- Stillwell v. LeavyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1883
- Cunningham v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1872
3Cited by39 opinions
- Levering v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1909
- Gordon v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
- Higgins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
- Ratliff v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
- Privitt v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938
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