Legal Opinion
Tartar v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided March 2, 1937PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court bv
Chief Justice Ratliff—
Reversing.
At the September, 1936, term of the Pulaski circuit court the grand jury returned an indictment against appellant, accusing him of the crime of obtaining from another money by false pretenses. He was convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for a period of one year. He appeals.
Grounds insisted on for reversal are (1) the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction for any offense; and (2) the court erred in not instructing the jury on the whole law of the case.(1) It appears from the evidence of both J. C. Edwards, the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Corkran v. . HyattNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Commonwealth v. HammockCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
- Head v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
- Commonwealth v. HightowerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
- Commonwealth v. BoydCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
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3Cited by5 opinions
- United States ex rel. First Continental National Bank & Trust Co. v. Western Contracting Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- Burnley v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938
- United States v. Western Contracting CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1965
- Daily v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1952
- McNealy v. JohnstonDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1939