Legal Opinion

Chapman v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided December 19, 1924PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Turner, Commissioner

Affirming.

Appellant was charged in a warrant, issued by a justice of the peace, with having intoxicating liquors in his possession. On his trial before that official he was found guilty and prosecuted an appeal to the circuit court.

_ There again he was found guilty, and being still dissatisfied appeals here.

The facts are that one assuming to be a deputy sheriff, but who. in fact was not such, acting under what he says was a search warrant, but which is not produced, searched appellant’s house and there found the liquor.

The only question necessary to…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Kendall v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CooperKentucky Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Stone v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
  3. McMahan's Administratrix v. DraffenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
  4. Gilliam v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
  5. Thacker v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949

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