Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Lawson

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided May 26, 1915PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Lee Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Chief .Justice Miller

Reversing.

The Commonwealth prosecutes this appeal from a judgment of the circuit court which sustained a demurrer to the following indictment:

“The grand jury of Lee County, in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse Shelby Lawson and ¥m. Lawson of the crime of malicious shooting and wounding with intent to kill, committed as follows, to-wit:
“The said Shelby Lawson and ¥m. Lawson on the 10th day of April, 1914, in the county and circuit aforesaid, did unlawfully, willfully and maliciously, feloniously, and with malice…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Howard v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1901
  2. Reed v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
  3. Commonwealth v. HargisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
  4. Benge v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1891
  5. Greenwell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Watkins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
  2. Hogan v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
  3. McGehee v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
  4. Davidson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
  5. Deaton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941

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