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Byrd v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided October 14, 1955PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MONTGOMERY, Judge.

Roscoe Byrd and Ralph Byrd were indicted for grand larceny. They were charged with stealing a Guernsey cow from Bennie Dee. On a separate trial, Roscoe Byrd was found guilty and his sentence fixed at one year’s confinement in the state reformatory, from which judgment he has appealed.

The grounds urged for reversal are: (1) failure to prove the venue of the prosecution; (2) insufficiency of the evidence; and (3) improper argument of the Commonwealth’s attorney. Upon the trial, no proof was introduced except in behalf of the Commonwealth.

Proof must show that a crime was…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Thomas v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
  2. Hendrickson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953
  3. Powell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938
  4. Hanks v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
  5. Mattingly v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. HessCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
  2. Senibaldi v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
  3. Baker v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957
  4. Little v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
  5. Brown v. CommonwealthMissouri Court of Appeals · 2018

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