Legal Opinion

Kinnett v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided October 7, 1966Published

1Opinion of the Court

CLAY, Commissioner.

Appellants were convicted of grand larceny and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. On this appeal the questions raised relate only to the argument of the prosecuting attorney and the competency of certain evidence.

There had been a change of venue for the trial of this action from Russell County to Pulaski County. In the closing argument the Commonwealth’s attorney al • luded to the fact that the case had been sent over from Russell County. No objection was interposed to these statements and of course appellants cannot raise their *418objections for the first time in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Caudill v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
  2. Payne v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
  3. Lewis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1948
  4. Stumbo v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1957
  5. Watkins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1964

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