Legal Opinion

Anderson v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided December 5, 1941PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Sims, Commissioner

Affirming.

The appellant, Charlie Anderson, was tried upon an indictment charging him with the murder of Irvin Wooton. ■ He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and his punishment was fixed at 7 years ’ confinement in the penitentiary. He seeks a reversal of the judgment on two grounds: 1. The court failed to instruct on the whole law of the case; 2. improper arguments were made by the attorneys representing the Commonwealth.

Although we have read the record and are conversant with the facts disclosed therein, it is not necessary to relate or discuss…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Thompson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1906
  2. McElwain v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
  3. Sewell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
  4. Divine v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
  5. Finney v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1921

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Philpot v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1952
  2. Christensen v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1974
  3. Francis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949
  4. Burchfield v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1945
  5. Webb v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1959

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