Legal Opinion

Grigsby v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided November 28, 1944PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Latimer

Affirming.

Appellant was indicted for wilfully and maliciously shooting into an occupied dwelling house. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to three years in the State Reformatory. He prosecutes this appeal relying upon the following for reversal: (1) The Court erred to the prejudice of the defendant in permitting incompetent evidence to go to the jury over his objections; (2) the Court erred to the prejudice of the defendant in overruling his motion for peremptory instructions at the nlose of the evidence for the Commonwealth; (3) the Court erred to the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Fallis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
  2. Lassiter v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
  3. Crabtree v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Veach v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Amburgy v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1945
  3. Burton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949

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