Legal Opinion

Tarkaney v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided October 30, 1931PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion op the Court by

Drury, Commissioner-—

Reversing.

Steve Tarkaney was found guilty under an indictment charging Joseph -Schuster, Stanley Boh, Steve Tarkaney, John Proboco, and Jack Emody with the murder of -Sam Adams; his punishment was fixed at life imprisonment, his motion for a new trial was overruled, and he has appealed.

Emody, Schuster, and Proboco have also been convicted, and have appealed. These four cases were considered together by part of this court, and considered together by the entire court. The evidence in this case is better developed than in the others, and for that…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Pitts v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1871
  2. Moore v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
  3. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Mann's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
  4. State v. DicksonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
  5. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1885

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. State v. PorthSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  2. Kemp v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
  3. Baird v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
  4. Fyffe v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1945
  5. Witt v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1947

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