Legal Opinion
Calhoun v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided April 17, 1964PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMORE, Judge.
The appellant, William E. Calhoun, was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 2 years’ imprisonment under an indictment charging him with murder. KRS 435.010, 435.020. His claim of error is based on the failure of the Commonwealth’s Attorney, in opening the trial, to state to the jury the evidence on which he relied to support the charge. RCr 9.42.
The indictment alleged that in June of 1963 in Pulaski County, Kentucky, appellant “murdered James C. Chestnut by shooting him * * * against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.” It was read to the…
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