Legal Opinion
Woods v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided April 19, 1940PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Morris, Commissioner
Affirming.
The grand jury of Leslie County on March 22, 1939, returned a true bill charging appellant and another with the murder of Graydon Morgan. The offense was committed about noon on Sunday, January 22, 1939.
The case was called for trial on April 5, 1939, and upon the commonwealth’s motion severance was ordered, the commonwealth electing to try appellant. By agreement of parties a jury was to be procured from another county, and by order of court a special bailiff summoned fifty persons qualified for jury service from a nearby county.
The jury…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Smith v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
- Johnston v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
- Hatfield v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- Sloan v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
- Engle v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Beach v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1952
- Woods v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941
- Calhoun v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1946
- Nelson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1944
- Roberts v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1945
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