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Abbott v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided November 22, 1961PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MONTGOMERY, Judge.

A “shootin’ scrape” took place at the Big Oaks, a drive-in restaurant in Powell County, on Sunday night, February 15, 1959, between two groups referred to as the Clark County boys and the Powell County boys. George Sales was killed by a .38 caliber bullet. Paul E. Abbott and five others were indicted for murder. The indictment charged that one of the defendants did the shooting and the others named aided and abetted. One of them, Clarence Oldfield, Sr., has been convicted of voluntary manslaughter as an aider and abettor. Oldfield v. Commonwealth, Ky., 334 S.W.2d 346.

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Taylor v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
  2. Sandefur v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
  3. Burman v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
  4. Miller v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
  5. Smith v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1959

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Haight v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Bell v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2008
  3. McAtee v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2013
  4. Commonwealth v. MitchellKentucky Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Earl v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1978

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