Legal Opinion

Clay v. Commonwealth.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided February 11, 1927PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

Reversing.

The appellant was indicted in the Clark circuit court charged with the offense denounced by section 1201b, Kentucky Statutes, and upon his trial was found guilty and his punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

The only ground relied on for reversal is the failure of the trial court to sustain a demurrer to the indictment. The accusatory part of the indictment is as follows:

"The commonwealth of Kentucky accuses Henry Clay of the crime of unlawfully and feloniously appropriating to his own use property in the possession of a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Carroll v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
  2. Hudspeth v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
  3. Gray v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
  4. Commonwealth v. BroaddusCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
  5. Commonwealth v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Duke v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
  2. Cohan v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936

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