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McGill v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided March 1, 1963PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEWART, Chief Justice.

Virgil McGill was convicted of voluntary manslaughter under an indictment charg ing wilful murder and, in addition, as he was at the same time indicted and it was established he was convicted twice before of a felony, the jury returned a verdict that his punishment be fixed at life imprisonment under the Habitual Criminal Act, KRS 431.190.

It is claimed the trial court erred to the prejudice of appellant when: (1) It admitted testimony of the commission by him of another homicide; (2) it permitted evidence to be introduced of the perpetration by him of three previous…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955
  2. Manning v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1959
  3. Powell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1948
  4. Central Trust Co. v. McCarrollCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
  5. Ray v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1919

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Frank Luther Evans v. Henry E. Cowan, Warden, Kentucky State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
  2. Schweinefuss v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
  3. Thompson v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Johnson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1972
  5. Alexander v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1970

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