Legal Opinion
Ringstaff v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided January 28, 1955PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MONTGOMERY, Justice.
Charles Ringstaff, J. B. Riley, and James Stuart were indicted jointly for the offense of unlawfully, feloniously, and maliciously assaulting another with an offensive weapon or other instrument, with intent to rob. The defendants Stuart and Riley filed a motion that each be tried separately, which motion was sustained, and the Commonwealth elected to try Charles Ringstaff first. A verdict was returned fixing his punishment at twenty-one years in the penitentiary.
On this appeal, Ringstaff is urging that the court erred: (1) in giving an instruction on assault with intent…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Music v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1919
- Hendrickson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
- Anderson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
- Price v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
- Tomlinson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Matthews v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1985
- Nicks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1987
- Irvin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2005
- Spencer v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1977
- Smith v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1962
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