Higgins v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Greenup Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Chief Justice Hobson—
Reversing.
Fred Ferguson and Sarah Hill Higgins were indicted for the murder of William Culbertson. Sbe was tried first. The jury found her guilty and fixed her punishment at eight years in the State penitentiary. The court entered judgment on the verdict and she appeals.
The facts as shown by the proof for the Commonwealth on the trial are these: William Culbertson was the night agent of Ihe Chesapeake '& Ohio Railway at South Portsmouth, Kentucky, which is just across the Ohio river from Portsmouth, Ohio, Sarah H. Higgins and Ferguson lived in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Reed v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
- Bast v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
- Patterson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1887
- Benge v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1891
- Wigginton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1891
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Tarrence v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953
- Clary v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
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