Davidson v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Payette Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Clarke
Affirming.
Iu March, 1915, appellant was arrested on a warrant charging that in Fayette county on November 16, 1914, he attempted to commit a rape upon the body of an infant female under twelve years of age.
On April 8, 1915, the grand jury of Fayette county returned an indictment against him charging him with the commission of this offense, and also accusing him of having been convicted of a similar offense in the Fayette circuit court at its April term, 1898.
On July 17, 1915, counsel for appellant moved the court to have appellant tried for lunacy, alleging…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Brown v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1878
- Johnson's Committee v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
- Shannahan v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1871
- Fain v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1879
- Franklin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1899
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Commonwealth v. StricklandCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
- State v. DuncanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
- Davidson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
- Sharp v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1948
- Barrett v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
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