Eldridge v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 56 — INDICTMENT APPEALS PROM HARLAN-CIRCUIT COURT. No brief in record. There being no motion nor grounds for a new trial, the appeal should he dismissed. (Louisville Chemical Works v. Commonwealth, 8 Bush, 188.)
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE LEWIS
DELIVERED THE OPINION OF THE COURT.
The offense charged In the indictment against appellant is receiving a bribe for his vote at an election, denounced by section 11, article 12, chapter 33, General Statutes, the punishment for which is a fine from fifty to five hundred dollars, and exclusion from office and suffrage.
But under an instruction of the court the jury returned a .verdict of guilty, fixing the punishment at fifty dollars, exclusion from office and suffrage, and in the language used, “the working statute applied.” *366And thereupon the court rendered judgment for the fine, for…
2Cited by3 opinions
- Maynard v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924
- Galloway, Johnson, Green Green v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
- Marrs v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924