Legal Opinion
Runyon v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided February 26, 1965PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Judge.
Appellant, Woodrow W. Runyon, Sr., was convicted in the Pike Circuit Court under an indictment charging him with submitting a false claim to the Pike County Board of Education. See KRS 434.240. He was given one year in the penitentiary. It is from this conviction and his subsequent sentence that he appeals. The grounds urged for reversal of the judgment are:
1. No public offense was charged: (a) KRS 434.240 does not apply because a school district is not a political subdivision of the state; and (b) the indictment does not charge the offense defined by the statute.
2. There was a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- City Louisville v. Commonwealth for School BoardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1909
- Jones v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1903
- Board of Education v. Society of Alumni of Louisville Male High School, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1951
- Board of Ed. of City of Corbin v. City of CorbinCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1946
- Easley v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1958
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