Minniard v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Perry Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
William: Rogers Clay, Commissioner
-Affirming.
Defendant, Chester Minniard, was convicted of murder and given a life sentence in the penitentiary. He appeals.
Briefly stated, the facts are as follows: During the fall of 1912 the Lexington & Eastern Ry. Co. was engaged in construction work in Letcher and Perry coun*211ties. On its line a few miles below Hazard is a tunnel known as the Hoskins Tunnel. This tunnel is about 125 yards in length. It lies near and curves with the river. Near the middle of the tunnel there is a place which is not reached by the light from either end.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Payne v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1858
- State v. BlydenburgSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
- Mickey v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1873
- State v. CrabtreeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1902
- Brady v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1875
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Miller v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
- Wolf v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1926
- Utterback v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1921
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