Legal Opinion

Brown v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided April 24, 1964PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEWART, Judge.

Grant Brown, Jr., was convicted in Rockcastle Circuit Court of a third violation of the local option law and his punishment was fixed at confinement in prison for one year. See KRS 242.990(1).

He appeals, contending: (1) The search of the automobile driven by him was illegal and, as a consequence, the evidence obtained thereby was inadmissible; (2) the indictment was defective for reasons hereinafter asserted; (3) the evidence introduced was insufficient to convict; and (4) the instructions did not properly present to the jury the offenses for which he was being tried.

We shall…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Combs v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
  2. Denham v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949
  3. Tuttle v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1959
  4. Smith v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1963
  5. Pruitt v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1955

3Cited by30 opinions

  1. James v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1972
  2. Payne v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1983
  3. State v. ColemanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
  4. Combs v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Stone v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967

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