Legal Opinion
Evans v. Thomas
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided November 22, 1963PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOREMEN, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Lyon Circuit Court which refused to issue a writ in the nature of mandamus to compel appellee, Luther Thomas, warden of the penitentiary, to release appellant, Thomas G. Evans from confinement.
In 1957 Evans was convicted in the Jefferson Circuit Court of robbery and sentenced to ten years’ confinement in prison. On May 26, 1962, he was paroled. On August 6, 1962, Reuben E. Kirkley, his probation and parole officer, made a written request under subsection (2) of KRS 439.430 for a parole violation warrant. This request was based upon the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Kaufman v. HumphreyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1959
- Combs v. State Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
3Cited by7 opinions
- Belcher v. Kentucky Parole BoardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1996
- Shepherd v. WingoCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1971
- Schroering v. McKinneyKentucky Supreme Court · 1995
- Ratliff v. PhillipsKentucky Supreme Court · 1988
- Damien A. Sublett v. Commonwealth of KentuckyKentucky Supreme Court · 2006
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