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Joseph v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided May 8, 1959PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MONTGOMERY, Chief Justice.

Harold Joseph was convicted of illegally possessing alcoholic beverages. He was fined $20 and was sentenced to sixty days’ confinement in jail. He has moved for an appeal, and urges that incompetent evidence obtained as a result of an illegal search was admitted.

Epp Lafferty, chief of police in Pres-tonsburg, observed Joseph driving a motor vehicle in excess of the speed limit. Laf-ferty, accompanied by Bill Little, not an officer, gave chase. It ended when the car driven by Joseph overturned on Bull Creek. Joseph and another occupant of the car, James Lucas, fled…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Youman v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1920
  2. Ingle v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924
  3. Commonwealth v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
  4. Combs v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
  5. Powell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Rowland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968

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