Legal Opinion
Finch v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided September 29, 1967PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULLEN, Commissioner.
James E. Finch and Millard D. Grubbs were convicted under KRS 435.150 of arresting one H. A. Lewis “otherwise than according to law.” Finch was given a one-year sentence and Grubbs received a five-year sentence. Both have appealed.
Two associates of Finch and Grubbs in an organization created by Grubbs called the National Law Enforcement Committee made a “citizen’s arrest” of Lewis on a charge of false swearing. They took Lewis before a magistrate who held a hearing and then ordered Lewis released from custody on the ground that since the evidence produced at the hearing…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Carroll v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
- Fitzgerald v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
- Runyon v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
- Dinwiddie v. Urban Renewal & Community Development Agency of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
- Hines v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1965
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Thomas v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1996
- James v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1972
- Dunn v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2012
- Sussman v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1980
- Howard v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1977
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