Legal Opinion
Gill v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided January 24, 1964PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Judge.
Barbara Gill and Barbara Russell were convicted as codefendants of the crime of armed robbery in the Pulaski Circuit Court and sentenced to life imprisonment. They have appealed.
It is first argued as a ground for reversal, and we believe meritoriously, that the trial court erred in overruling their motion to dismiss the indictment, made before the trial began, for the reason that the grand jurors who returned it were not selected in the manner required by law.
It is contended the circuit judge failed to comply with the provisions of KRS 29.135 (1) ; the relevant portion of this…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State v. MannWashington Supreme Court · 1905
- Meadors v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
- Winn v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957
- Collins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- Delk v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Edwards v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1977
- State v. SmithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- State v. WitcheySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
- State v. RobinsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1988
- St. Clair v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2005
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