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Mercer v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided October 30, 1959PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STANLEY, Commissioner.

The appeal is by Gordon Eugene Mercer from a judgment of knowingly receiving stolen property and of having been twice previously convicted of successive felonies. His punishment was fixed at life imprisonment. KRS 433.290, 431.190. The indictment by separate counts charged the accused with grand larceny and knowingly receiving stolen property. It also charged him with having been formerly convicted of two felonies, successively committed, namely, uttering forged instruments of writing.

The indictment described the stolen property charged to have been knowingly received by…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Ward v. HurstCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1945
  2. Ellison v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1921
  3. Newton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914
  4. Tuttle v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1959
  5. Hamm v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Hyundai Motor Co. v. VasquezTexas Supreme Court · 2006
  2. State v. VinsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
  3. State v. BryantSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
  4. Woodall v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2002
  5. State v. BraceySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981

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