Legal Opinion
Ballard v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided January 29, 1971PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Commissioner.
The appellant was found guilty of the offense of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment (KRS 435.010). The only question presented by this appeal is the admissibility into evidence of certain fire arms and ammunition which were discovered in the automobile in which appellant was riding and which was searched by police officers without a search warrant.
On November 28, 1969, Nelson Eddy Phelps was shot with a rifle from a moving vehicle. A witness to the shooting furnished police officers the names and approximate ages of the two occupants of the vehicle and described the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Commonwealth v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1962
- Lane v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
- Parrott v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1956
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HaganCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
- Cooper v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1979
- Cook v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1983
- Ison v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1971
- Sullivan v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1972
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