Legal Opinion
Decker v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided May 2, 1939PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Cammack
Affirming.
The appellant, Ernest Decker, is appealing from a judgment on the verdict of a jury finding him guilty of the crime of voluntary manslaughter, and fixing his punishment at 15 years in the penitentiary. He was accused of wilfully murdering Hubert Morrow on the night of September 3, 1938. Reversal is urged on the grounds that (1) the trial court erred in the admission of evidence; (2) the verdict is flagrantly and palpably against the evidence and the law; and (3) the trial court erroneously instructed the jury.
Ernest Decker, Hubert Morrow and some…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Shepherd v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
- Fox v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- Carter v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
- Conn v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Evans v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Howard v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
- Combs v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
- Burkhart v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
- Farley v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
- Burke v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
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