Legal Opinion
Smith v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided December 3, 1971PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Commissioner.
Lawrence Gene Smith, Charles C. Wilford, and Thomas James Dixon were indicted and tried jointly upon various offenses to be discussed in the opinion. Smith and Wilford have prosecuted separate appeals, utilizing the same record. Dixon has not taken an appeal so far as appears of record. The separate appeals of Smith and Wilford will be dealt with in this opinion!
On the night of July 1, 1969, at about 9:45 p. m., Smith and Wilford, who were lawfully incarcerated in the Fayette County Jail, attacked Deputy Jailer Harold Black. Both Smith and Wilford had “switchblade” knives.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hurley v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1970
- Garr v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
- Hardin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
- Claypoole v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- Boggs v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1966
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Epperson v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1991
- Lenston v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1973
- Hamblin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1973
- Darcy v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2014
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington v. NobleKentucky Supreme Court · 2002
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