Legal Opinion

Montee v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided January 1, 1830PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Indictment. Case 37. Error to the Payette Circuit; Tho:M. Hickey, Judge. Gaming, Indictment. Games of chance. Challenge,, Felony. Misdemeanors. Instructions to jury.

1Opinion of the Court

The Chief Justice

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a writ of error, to reverse a judgment of the Fayette circuit court, against John Montee, for setting up, and keeping a gaming table, contrary to the statute, on which money was won and lost.

Four questions are presented, by the assignment of errors.

111 U1UICUU for setting and keepii gaming tai or bank, it not necesss to state ho-much mom was lost, o: who lost it.

1st. Is the indictment valid?

2d. Did the court err, in restricting Montee’s per/emptory challenges,to the number three?-

3d. Had the court a right to instruct the jury, as to…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. RosenblattSupreme Court of Missouri · 1904
  2. Commonwealth v. DurhamKentucky Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Louisville & N. R. R. v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1902
  4. Sparf v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  5. Commonwealth v. McKeeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943

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