Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided October 8, 1940PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Rees
Affirming.
The appellant, Reuben Hawkins, has been convicted of feloniously breaking a storehouse with intent to steal, a crime denounced by Section 1164 of the Kentucky Statutes, and his punishment fixed at imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a term of two years.
Appellant was accused of breaking a storehouse at Berea, Kentucky, in which the Codell Construction Company stored tools and other articles. Hawkins was employed by the Codell Construction Company as a truck driver. Vernon Haggard, foreman of the company, had given a key to appellant to enable…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. CorcoranWashington Supreme Court · 1914
- Commonwealth v. MackeyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Whitley County CourtCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1897
- Young v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
- Cook v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. KnightSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
- United States v. WilliamsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954
- Rains v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
- United States v. BrowderUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1965
- Norris v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1948
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