Legal Opinion
Jones v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided September 30, 1955PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MONTGOMERY, Justice.
Ben Dewey Jones was convicted of willful murder and his punishment fixed at life imprisonment. He was jointly indicted with George Taylor, but tried separately. The indictment charged the willful'murder of Leander Gibson in the Erst count and two previous convictions for manslaughter and dwelling house breaking in the second and third counts.
On this appeal, he seeks a reversal of the judgment on several grounds, the most serious of which are the following: (1) the verdict of the jury,was against the law and the evidence; (2) erroneous instructions; (3) improper and…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Moore v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
- City of Providence v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- Bennett v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
- Hopkins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1904
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Baker's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1919
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Jillson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1970
- State v. KliegelMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
- Barnett v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1961
- Shepperd v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1959
- Shumate v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
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