Legal Opinion

Kaenzig v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided May 14, 1965PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HILL, Judge.

This is an appeal from a verdict and judgment of the Fayette Circuit Court finding the appellant, Katherine Kaenzig, guilty of voluntary manslaughter and fixing her punishment at confinement in the State Penitentiary for four years.

The appellant contends that in a murder prosecution, where the evidence points to self-defense, the court’s failure to give a self-defense instruction is reversible error.

*649Before this argument can be considered, we must determine whether the appellant has preserved the alleged error for review. Appellant did not object to the instructions at the time,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Piper v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1965
  2. Stewart v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1965

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Green v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
  2. Brannon v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1966

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