Legal Opinion

Waters v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided January 13, 1939PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Fulton

Affirming'.

Appellant, Willie Waters, was convicted of tlie willful murder of Ms wife, Ella Waters, on a trial in the Jefferson Circuit Court and received a sentence of death. From that judgment he prosecutes this appeal, insisting that the judgment should he reversed on account of errors of the trial court as follows: (1) That the court erred in not continuing the case when it was called for trial, (2) error in the admission of incompetent evidence, (3) that the verdict is contrary to the law and evidence, and (4) that the court erred in refusing to grant a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Strong v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1926
  2. Davidson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
  3. McElwaine v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
  4. Sessmer v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938
  5. Payne v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Craft v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1950
  2. Calhoun v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1946
  3. Davis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
  4. Williams v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
  5. Ellison v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949

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