Legal Opinion
Manning v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided June 23, 1961PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MONTGOMERY, Judge.
Silas Manning appeals in forma pauperis from a death sentence received for the murder of H. M. Denton in Christian County. It is insisted that the trial court erred in refusing to grant appellant’s motion for a change of venue. By reason thereof, it is urged that he was denied a fair and impartial trial in violation of his constitutional rights. United States Constitution Amendment VI; Kentucky Constitution Section 11. A refusal to grant a change of venue when local sentiment against a defendant makes a fair trial impossible is in violation of these provisions. Bradley v.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Payne v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
- Manning v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1959
- Bradley v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924
- Greer v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1901
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Barker v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
- Brunner v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1965
- Willie Mae Barker v. John W. Wingo, Warden, Kentucky State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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