Legal Opinion
Dotye v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided March 9, 1956PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULLEN, Commissioner.
Dr. C. B. Dotye was convicted of attempted abortion, KRS 436.020(1), and his punishment was fixed at a fine of $500 and imprisonment in the penitentiary for one year. He appeals from the judgment, asserting several grounds of error.
The first ground of error relates to alleged improper argument by the Commonwealth’s attorney. Lewis Grubbs," alleged paramour of the prosecutrix, was indicted with Dr. Dotye as an aider and abettor but was not tried with the doctor because the latter moved for a separate trial. Upon the doctor’s trial, Grubbs was called as a witness for the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Whittaker v. ThornberryCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1948
- McElwain v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
- Gray v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
- Adams v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1954
- Arnett v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. James Thomas York and Stephen Joseph YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Colbert v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957
- Buckler v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1976
- Crossen v. BreckenridgeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
- Nielson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
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