Commonwealth v. Tudor
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 84 — Commonwealth Appeals prom an Order Allowing Claims op Witnesses in the Case oe Commonwealth v. Tudor — APPEAL PROM METCALPE CIRCUIT COURT. This, case is brought here on appeal from the Metcalfe Circuit Court asking a construction of section 367, Kentucky Statutes, entitled Witnesses for the Commonwealth in Felony Cases. The record shows that a large number of witnesses were in tbis case upon the verbal order of the county attorney.
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Case 84 — Commonwealth Appeals prom an Order Allowing Claims op Witnesses in the Case oe Commonwealth v. Tudor — APPEAL PROM METCALPE CIRCUIT COURT. This, case is brought here on appeal from the Metcalfe Circuit Court asking a construction of section 367, Kentucky Statutes, entitled Witnesses for the Commonwealth in Felony Cases. The record shows that a large number of witnesses were in tbis case upon the verbal order of the county attorney. More than one-balf of -these witnesses know nothing of the case and were absolutely useless. The statement of the Commonwealth’s attorney, which I file…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the court by
JUDGE WHITE
Dismissing.
The only question sought to be determined by this appeal is -as to the allowance by the court of the claims of •certain 'witnesses for the .prosecution on a continuance. The attorney for the Commonwealth objected to their claims because they had not been summoned on the written order of himself or the county attorney. The witnesses are not parties to this appeal, and the aggregate amount of their claims is $13.00. The adjudication of the question can not affect the. rights of the Commonwealth or accused in the trial of the case, and the appeal is…
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