Legal Opinion

Farley v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided April 23, 1940PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Coubt by

Judge Cammack

— Affirming.

Nobe Farley, Jim Gilbert and “Little Doc” Farley, a brother of Nobe, were indicted for the murder of' Floyd Webb. Nobe Farley and Webb engaged in a shooting encounter at the back of a restaurant near Evarts. on the night of July 23, 1938. Webb was paralyzed from the waist down from a bullet wound he received in the encounter. He died some seven months later. The jury acquitted Gilbert and “Little Doc” Farley and sentenced Nobe to 10 years in the State Reformatory. This appeal is being prosecuted from a judgment on that verdict.

Reversal is urged…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Nugent v. Nugent's Ex'rCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
  2. Howard v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
  3. Decker v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
  4. Patton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
  5. Daughters v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Combs v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
  2. Hale v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
  3. Blakemore v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940

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