Legal Opinion
Tarrence v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided December 18, 1953PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STANLEY, Commissioner.
The .appellant, Roy Tarrence, and his son, Leonard Tarrence, upon separate trials were convicted of the murder of Francis J. McCormick and sentenced to deaths We first consider .the, appeal of. the father. There .is no,question of guilt but there, are many questions as to. the fairness and legality of the trial. Our summary disposition pf some of them.is in the interest of reasonable brevity and should not be regarded as indicating summary consideration for every question has been given full consideration.
To avoid prosecution for seduction, Leonard Tarrence had married…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Fall v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1931
- Higgins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
- Marion v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937
- McHargue v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- Miller v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- Lawson v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. FreemanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1969
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