Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sawhill
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided November 23, 1983PublishedCited by 260 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.
CERTIFICATION OF THE LAW
The Commonwealth seeks a certification of the law where Dr. Fred A. Sawhill received a directed verdict of acquittal in a criminal trial for perjury. The issue is whether the trial court used a proper stan dard in directing a verdict of acquittal at the close of the prosecution’s evidence.
Dr. Sawhill presents issues concerning the indictment and retrial for consideration in this certification. We reject this request because he was acquitted in the circuit court and has no right to certify the law on those matters. Thompson v. Commonwealth, Ky.,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Trowel v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1977
- Spivey Ex Rel. Spivey v. SheelerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1974
- Fugate v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
- Hodges v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
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3Cited by260 opinions
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- Fugate v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1999
- Houston v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1998
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