Taylor v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
APPEAL FROM FAYETTE CIRCUIT COURT. [Cited, in Boggs v. Commonwealth, 9 Ky. L. 342, 5 S. W. 307; Chenozvith v. Commonwealth, 11 Ky. L. 561, 12 S. W. 585; Hall'v. Commonwealth, 106 Ky. 894, 21 Ky. L. 520, 51 S. W. 814; Herndon v. Commonwealth, 105 Ky. 197, 20 Ky. L. 1114, 48 S. W. 989, 88 Am. St. 303; Hyser v. Commonwealth, 116 Ky. 410, 25 Ky: L. 608, 76 S. W. 174; White v. Commonwealth, 20 Ky. L. 1942, 50 S. W. 678.]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Hines :
On an indictment for grand larceny, charging two prior convictions for like offenses, appellant was found guilty of the offense charged, and it was also found that he had been twice convicted and sentenced for like offenses, and the punishment for the last offense was fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for life. The punishment for grand laceny is, in ordinary cases, confinement in the penitentiary from one to five years.
This increased punishment is authorized by Gen. Stat. (1881), Ch. 29, Art, 1, § 12. The only question is, whether the provision of the statute is…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Herndon v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1899
- Hyser v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1903
- Hall v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1899
3Cited by3 opinions
- Herndon v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1899
- Hyser v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1903
- Allen v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938