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Salyers v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided April 29, 1938PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion op the Court by

Drury, Commissioner—

Affirming.

About 8:30 a. m. Saturday, January 23, 1937, Virgil Salyers sbot Milford Hogue witb a sbot gun, from wbicb shooting Hogue died the following day about 11:15 p. m. Virgil Salyers, Ms brother, Luther Salyers, and Johnny Hamilton were charged by indictment with murder pursuant to a conspiracy, and, upon the trial of Virgil and Luther Salyers, they were convicted of manslaughter. The punishment of Virgil was fixed at 21 years, and that of Luther at two years, in the penitentiary.

The Facts.

There had been bad feeling between Milford Hogue' and…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Simmons v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924
  2. Ray v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
  3. Sutton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1895
  4. Barton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
  5. Taylor v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Baker v. HudspethCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942
  2. Richardson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
  3. Commonwealth v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
  4. Anderson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
  5. Edwards v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1940

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