Legal Opinion

Anderson v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided September 26, 1924PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from Pike Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Clarke

— Reversing.

For reversal of the judgment convicting appellant of operating an illicit still, it is insisted that the evidence for the Commonwealth was incompetent because the search warrant under which it was obtained and the affidavit upon which the warrant issued were defective, and that the evidence was insufficient to warrant the submission of the case to the jury or to support the verdict.

Under' a warrant directing a search of the premises of appellant, officers searched the premises of appellant’s mother, and found thereon about eight and one-half…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Bowling v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
  2. Keith v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
  3. Lakes v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
  4. Weber v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924
  5. Binion v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Gilliland v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
  2. Wax v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1926
  3. Wiley v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
  4. Buchanan v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
  5. Combs v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932

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