Lynch v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 38 — 'Indictment against J. Sidney Lynch, Jailer of Estill County, fob Wilful Neglect in the Discharge of His Official .Duty. APPEAL from estill circuit court. Defendant Convicted and Appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the court by
GHIEVF JUSTICE' BURNAM —
Reversing.
The appellant, J. Sidney Lynch, jailer of Estill county, was indicted for “willful neglect in the discharge of his official duty,” and wTas by the verdict of a jury found guilty, and his fine fixed at $100, and, in the judgment rendered pursuant thereto, his office as jailer of Estill county was adjudged vacant, and he has appealed to this court.
The indictment charges that “the appellant, while acting as jailer of Estill county, did unlawfully and willfully and corruptly allow William Beilis, who was at that time confined in jail on a…
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