Winburn v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Carroll Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
*185Opinion of the Court by
William Rogers Clay, Commissioner
Affirming.
This is an appeal by James Winburn who was convicted of murder and given life sentence.
The homicide occurred at the ball park in Carrollton. Besides appellant and the deceased, Albert Collins, Hugh Arvin, Thomas McDermott and Roy Ellis were present. According to the evidence for the Commonwealth, appellant and Collins were engaged in a game of craps, and appellant won all the money that Collins had. Collins then borrowed a dollar from McDermott and the game was changed from craps to cards. In this game appellant lost not only…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Bradley v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1869
- Guiteau's CaseDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1882
- People v. LeeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1860
- Denham v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1905
- State v. . CunninghamSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1875
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