Legal Opinion

Blair v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided October 4, 1916PublishedCited by 41 opinions

Appeal from Graves Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the Court

*321Opinion op the Court by

Judge Settle

Reversing.

The appellant, Rogers Blair, and one Robert Crump, both persons of color, were jointly indicted in the Graves circuit court for the crime of housebreaking; that is, it was charged in the indictment that they unlawfully, wilfully, with force and arms did break and enter into the blacksmith shop of J. T. Smith, in Graves county, with the felonious intent to take, steal and carry away therefrom property of value, and did in fact unlawfully, wilfully and feloniously take, steal and carry away a. sledge hammer and hand-axe, the property of value of J.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. HarringtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1871
  2. State v. WilliamsWashington Supreme Court · 1897
  3. Pedigo v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1898
  4. Denham v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1905
  5. State v. TempleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Deck v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. State v. FinchWashington Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Richard E. Loux and Neil Conrad Wallen v. United States of America, Vertis James Barrett, Arthur St. Peter Andharold Oscar Thomas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
  4. State v. TolleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
  5. Sparkman v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965

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