Legal Opinion
Tackett v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided January 23, 1959PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MONTGOMERY, Chief Justice.
Russell Tackett was indicted for child desertion. KRS 435.24Ó. He received a sentence of two years’ confinement in the state reformatory. He urges that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction. Inasmuch as the record reveals a reversible error, of which the Court must take cognizance, the ground urged for reversal will not be considered.
Appellant' waived arraignment and Entered a plea of not- guilty. The record shows that “ * * * the defendant * * * waived trial by jury; - and by agreement of the parties, the evidence was introduced to the Court, * *
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Branham v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
- Parsley v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1954
- Allison v. GrayCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1956
- McPerkin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
- Jackson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Short v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1975
- Meyer v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
- Ashton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
- Commonwealth v. GreenKentucky Supreme Court · 2006
- Ashton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
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