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Commonwealth v. Phillips

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided April 17, 1928PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Certifying the law.

Will Phillips was indicted for the willful murder of John Will Thacker. There was a mistrial, and the commonwealth has appealed to obtain a correct exposition of the law for the guidance of the circuit court on another trial. Criminal Code, secs. 335-337; Commonwealth v. Matthews, 89 Ky. 287,12 S.W. 333, 11 Ky. Law Rep. 505; Commonwealth v. Hourigan, 89 Ky. 305,12 S.W. 550, 11 Ky. Law Rep. 509; Commonwealth v. Robinson, 84 S.W. 319, 27 Ky. Law Rep. 14.

James C. Justice and Marvin Williamson were deputy sheriff's of Pike county. A warrant for the arrest of Will Phillips on a…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  3. Agnello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. Youman v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1920
  5. Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1907

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Brewster v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955
  3. Commonwealth v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
  4. Reed v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
  5. Commonwealth v. LewisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949

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