Legal Opinion

Murphy v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided November 11, 1938PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Stites

Dismissing appeal.

Preston Murphy was convicted of violating the Local Option Law, Kentucky Statutes, section 2554e-l et seq., by the verdict of a jury which fixed his punishment at a fine of twenty dollars and thirty days in jail. So far as the record before us discloses, no judgment has been entered on this verdict. An appeal lies only from a final order or judgment. Criminal Code of Practice, Section 347.

Furthermore, we are without jurisdiction to review a judgment for a twenty-dollar fine and thirty days in jail even if one had been entered.…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Compton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Oaks v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1944
  2. Dills v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940

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