Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided June 8, 1934PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Drury, Commissioner
'Reversing.
James Johnson seeks by this appeal to reverse a judgment sentencing him to death for -the murder of Pearline Young. The indictment was returned Monday, March 26, 1934. On the following Friday Johnson was arrested. On the next Tuesday, April 3, he was put upon trial. When he was arraigned, he pleaded “not guilty.” Being unable to employ counsel, the court appointed two members of the bar to defend him. The jury was selected, and the next record is this:
“Thereupon the defendant in open court, by his attorney entered a plea of ‘guilty.’ ”
No…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. ManriquezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1922
- Tucker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1912
- Cassidy v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1929
- Franke v. Paducah Water Supply Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1889
- Mounts v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1889
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Samuel L. Julian v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
- Owen v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955
- Houston v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937
- Gilley v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1950
- Gilley v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1950
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