Etly v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 88. — PROSECUTION AGAINST JOHN B. ETLY FOR MURDER. — Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court; Criminal Division. Joseph Pryor, Judge. Defendant convicted and appeals — (No briefs — record out of office.)
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Settle —
Reversing.
The appellant, John B. Etly, was in-dieted in the court" below for the murder of bis wife, Virginia Etly. The trial resulted in his conviction; the punishment awarded being confinement in the penitentiary for life. He was refused a new trial, and has appealed.
Mrs,- Etly was murdered about midnight November 8, 1906. The crime wás brutal, both in its conception *725ail'd execution, and. naturally caused in the public mind great excitement and indignation. The family of appellant at that time consisted of himself, wife, and six children, the eldest,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Morgan v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1878
- Greer v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1880
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- State v. . EnglishSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1931
- Harvey v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937
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