Finney v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Madison Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Quin
Affirming.
Appellants, Lizzie Finney and Florence Turpin, were indicted on the charge of obtaining money by false pretenses and upo;n trial were found guilty and sentenced respectively to terms of five and three years in the penitentiary. Complaining of this judgment they have appealed.
*537Though several grounds are urged for reversal, we can notice only those contained in the motion for a new trial. It is provided in section 254 of the Criminal Code that “the grounds upoh which a motion for new trial is made must be stated in writing and filed at the time of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Phelps v. Court of Oyer & TerminerNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Thompson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1906
- Rand v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
- Wagoner v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1883
- Commonwealth v. BeckettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1905
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Jones v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- Lee v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1951
- Bowling v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- Steele v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1921
- Wolff v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
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