Legal Opinion

Revill v. Pettit

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided January 9, 1860PublishedCited by 19 opinions

CASE 29 — PETITION ORDINARY — APPEALS FRO If HENRY CIRCUIT COURT. cited 4 Pr. Rep., 226; 6 Dana, 323; 1 J. J. Mar., 361; 3 Mon., 209; 7 Mon., 371; 1 Marsh., 224; sec. 66 Crim. Code; 5 Phillips on Evidence, page 258 ; 2 Bibb, 286. ( cited 2 Starkie’s Evidence, 810; 1 B. Mon., 96,

1Opinion of the Court

JXJDG-B DUVALL

delivered the opinion op the court:

These cases arise upon the same record, present substantially the same questions, and will therefore be considered together.

Stribling, a justice of the peace for Owen county, upon the information of Martin, issued a warrant against Pettit, charging him with having committed the crime of incest. Pettit was arrested by the sheriff, and brought before Stribling, the justice, for examination. Stribling instead of proceeding with the defendant to another justice of the county, to be associated with him in the examination of the charge, assumed the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Gregory v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1815

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CabreraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
  2. Commonwealth v. ReynoldsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
  3. Commonwealth v. BraileyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1883
  4. Pepper v. MayesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1884
  5. Commonwealth v. GoldoffMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1987

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