Legal Opinion

Wolfe v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided May 10, 1929PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion op the Court by

Commissioner Tinsley

Affirming.

The appellant was convicted in the Pendleton circuit court of the crime of seduction, and sentenced to the penitentiary for one year. To reverse the judgment against him, he urges, first, that the trial court should have sustained his motion for a peremptory instruction.

A recital of the facts is not necessary. It is sufficient to say that the testimony of the prosecutrix shows a state of facts, which, if true, contains’all the elements of the crime denounced, by section 1214 of Kentucky Statutes. Appellant does not deny the intercourse, but…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jordan v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
  2. Hoskins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1920
  3. Berry v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
  4. May v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
  5. Duggins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. HooperSupreme Court of Kansas · 1934
  2. Meredith v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
  3. Cox v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
  4. Peyton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941
  5. Davis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937

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