Legal Opinion
Blanton v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided November 28, 1958PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MONTGOMERY, Judge.
John.Blanton appeals from a conviction of voluntary manslaughter with a sentence of twenty-one years in the penitentiary. Four grounds for reversal are urged: (1) Failure to grant a continuance; (2) failure to sustain his plea of former jeopardy; (3) admission of incompetent evidence; and (4) improper argument.
The prosecution was set for trial on March 17, 1958. When the case was called, appellant filed a motion for a continuance because of the absence of Mossie Blanton, his wife, and Walter Roark. The case was reassigned for trial on March 18, 1958, with the approval of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Ogle v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1804
- Williams v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1879
- Brantley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Hoskins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
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3Cited by10 opinions
- United States ex rel. Hetenyi v. WilkinsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- Foster v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1961
- People ex rel. Hetenyi v. JohnstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1960
- Stewart v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1973
- Hemphill v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
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