Legal Opinion
Patton v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided September 30, 1930PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Willis
Affirming.
Emory Patton was convicted of the crime of murder and his punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for life. He has prosecuted an appeal from the judgment, assigning several grounds for reversal, which will be considered in the course of the opinion.
An abridged statement of facts will suffice.
On the night of April 17, 1930, Emory Patton, Widd Patton, and Orvill Tackett, went to East Fork, in Greenup county, to fish. They found Wess Tackett and Eollie Tackett already on the grounds and engaged in a similar adventure. They built a camp…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- McHargue v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- Brown v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
- Perkins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
- Turner v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
- Fletcher v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Shepherd v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
- McQueen v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
- Beach v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- Boyd v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1956
- Farley v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
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