Legal Opinion

Bethuram v. Black

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided January 26, 1876PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Cases 11 — PETITION ORDINARY APPEAL FROM ROCKCASTLE CIRCUIT COURT. CITED General Statutes, chap. 61, p. 565. Constitution of Kentucky, art. 13, sec. 17. Criminal Code, secs, 395, 61. 2 Bush, 3, Branham v. Commonwealth. 5 Bush, 312, Creekmore, &c. v. Commonwealth. CITED Revised Statutes, chap. 45. Criminal Code, secs. 7, 61. 2 Bush, 3, Branham v. Commonwealth.

1Opinion of the Court

JUDGE COFER

delivered the opinion oe. the court.

This action was brought by the appellant against the appellee, E. "W". Black, jailer of Rockcastle County, and the sureties in his official bond, to recover the penalty given by section 8 of the habeas corpus act for disobeying that writ. He alleged in substance that at the September term of the Rockcastle Circuit Court he was indicted by the grand jury of that county for the crime of arson; that he was committed to jail by the circuit court in default of bail in the sum of |1,500; that on the — day of October of that year he presented his…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ex Parte Tobias WatkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
  2. Ex Parte KearneySupreme Court of the United States · 1822
  3. Mosier v. SmithIndiana Supreme Court · 1832
  4. Creekmore v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1869

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MinorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
  2. Commonwealth v. CarmackleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1921
  3. Commonwealth v. GreshamCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Meredith v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938
  5. Day v. SkinnerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1957

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