Burton v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Chief Justice Sims

Dismissing appeal.

Appellant, Robert Burton, attempts to prosecute this appeal from an order of the Clark Circuit Court overruling his motion to be admitted to bail. An appeal may only be taken from a final judgment except on behalf of the Commonwealth. Criminal Code of Practice, sec. 335; Riley v. Commonwealth, 55 S. W. 7, 21 Ky. Law Rep. 1406; Wylie v. Commonwealth, 184 Ky. 14, 211 S. W. 190. In the recent case of Smith v. Henson, 298 Ky. 182, 182 S. W. 2d 666, it was written that an order entered on a motion for bail is not a final order and no…