Legal Opinion
Noe v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided November 26, 1965PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMORE, Judge.
Appellant, John D. Noe, was indicted for murder, found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, and sentenced to 21 years’ imprisonment. On this appeal he contends that (1) the right of confrontation guaranteed him by the state and federal constitutions was violated through the admission in evidence of depositions for the Commonwealth and (2) the giving of an instruction on voluntary manslaughter was erroneous and prejudicial.
The prosecution arose out of the shooting and killing of one Skelt Smith near a place called Three Point in Harlan County on December 22, 1963. The indictment…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Mattox v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Turner v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- West v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Johnston v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WillisKentucky Supreme Court · 1986
- State v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1972
- Dean v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1989
- Lovett v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2003
- Commonwealth v. StaskoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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