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Higgins v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided October 14, 1941PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Perry

— Affirming’.

Wilburn Higgins, having been indicted by the grand jury of Menifee county for the crime of maliciously shooting and wounding Jim Mullins (an offense denounced by Section 1166, Kentucky Statutes), was upon his trial convicted and his punishment fixed at 2 years’ confinement in the state penitentiary.

It appears from the record that on April 2-, 1940, the day on which this shooting of Jim Mullins occurred, Higgins, his young wife and a Downing boy were driving along highway 40 in Menifee county, trying to locate and visit Mrs. Higgins’ parents who…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State v. PickettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
  2. Anderson v. State of ArizonaArizona Supreme Court · 1939
  3. Combs v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1895
  4. Lassiter v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
  5. State v. PatrickWashington Supreme Court · 1934

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Woodard v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Beasley v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1957
  3. Beach v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1952
  4. Lindsey v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1949
  5. Pelfrey v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1992

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