Legal Opinion
Beach v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided February 22, 1952PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOREMEN, Justice.
Appellant, Claude Beach, was convicted of the murder of Avery Hensley and sentenced to life imprisonment.
At one time Beach and Hensley had been friends but differences had developed between them some weeks before the shooting. Police had conducted a raid at a place of business belonging to deceased and had found about seven cases of whiskey and fourteen cases of beer. Hensley accused the appellant of informing the police, and told the chief of police, and others, that he would kill Beach when he saw him. These threats were carried to appellant.
At about 4 o’clock in the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Marion v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937
- State v. PickettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
- McElwain v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
- Bain v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
- Higgins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Anglin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1977
- Patillo v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- State v. BailWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1955
- United States v. Wayne B. ClizerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Mrs. Georgia Ann Segars, as Temporary Administratrix of the Estate of Oscar A. Segars, Deceased v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961
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