Legal Opinion

Young v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided October 21, 1938PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

The appellant, Charles Young, was convicted in the Owsley circuit court — -in which he was so accused — of the offense of false swearing, and punished by confinement in the penitentiary for the minimum period prescribed by law of one year. His motion for a new trial was overruled and from the verdict and judgment pronounced thereon he prosecutes this appeal, urging, through his counsel, three grounds as alleged errors, authorizing a reversal. They are: (1) Error of the court in overruling appellant’s demurrer filed to the indictment; (2) error of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Brittian v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
  2. Biggerstaff v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1874
  3. Timberlake v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
  4. Commonwealth v. PullanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1867
  5. Meredith v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Hopkins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
  2. Remmers' Ex'r v. MayhughCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1946
  3. Simms v. ScottCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1961
  4. Lee v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1958

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