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Brummett v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided September 23, 1930PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Willis

Affirming.

Andrew Brummett shot and hilled Tom Coffey, a colored man, and was condemned to serve in the penitentiary a life sentence for the crime. He seeks reversal of the judgment of conviction upon several grounds which will be discussed and disposed of in the course of the opinion.

Brummett’s wife had caused a warrant to be issued for his arrest,, and, as two officers approached to execute the warrant, they saw Tom Coffey with a butcher knife attempt to assault Brummett. Brummett dropped from a fence on which he was sitting and entered his shoe repair…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Cavanaugh v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
  2. Brown v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
  3. Gillis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924
  4. Perkins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
  5. Fletcher v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Jones v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955
  2. Cooksey v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
  3. Hendrickson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
  4. Page v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
  5. Allen v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936

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