Legal Opinion

Faison v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided March 25, 1966Published

1Opinion of the Court

MONTGOMERY, Judge.

Rodney Faison was convicted of conspiracy to commit a felony. He was sentenced to five years’ confinement. He contends *944on appeal that the court erred in failing to direct a verdict for appellant because of: (1) a failure to prove venue; (2) a failure to establish a corpus delicti; and (3) a failure to corroborate the accomplice’s testimony. Other suggestions of error are made but in the absence of supporting argument or authority they are considered merit-less.

In the indictment appellant was charged jointly with Rudolph Hamilton and Sylvester Coleman. Appellant was tried…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BarnettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
  2. Harris v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955
  3. Barker v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
  4. Witt v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1947
  5. Hamilton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966

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