Legal Opinion

Lee v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided June 19, 1951PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WADDILL, Commissioner.

' Appellant, Ernest Lee, was jointly indicted with Elbert Tharp and Hettie Chapman for the crime of obtaining money from another by false pretenses with intent to defraud. KRS 434.050. Upon separate trial he was found guilty of aiding and abetting Hettie Chapman to commit the offense,' receiving a sentence of four years in the penitentiary.

Appellant seeks a reversal of his conviction, relying, chiefly, upon four grounds. They are: (1) the verdict is flagrantly against the evidence; (2) error in admitting incompetent and prejudicial evidence; (3) erroneous instruction…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Day v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
  2. Rand v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
  3. Duvall v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
  4. Fannin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
  5. Finney v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1921

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Barth v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Maddox v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
  3. Edwards v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1972
  4. Jackson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1969
  5. Bell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1966

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