Legal Opinion

Frost v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided April 16, 1935PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Creal, Commissioner

Affirming.

Under an indictment charging bim with the murder of Frank Collins, Bige Frost has been found g’uilty of voluntary manslaughter and his punishment fixed at imprisonment for twenty-one years and he is appealing'.

The first ground relied on for reversal is that the verdict of the jury is not supported by and is palpably and flagrantly against the weight of the evidence and this and other grounds relied on necessitate a review of the evidence. However, on account of the number of witnesses introduced and the large volume of evidence^ ‘a detailed…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Counselman v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  2. Emery's caseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
  3. Moore v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
  4. Holmes v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
  5. Brandriff v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. CoxOhio Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
  3. Taylor v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938
  4. Huff v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938
  5. Taylor v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936

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