The Kentucky Law Reporter, Volume 6Edward Warren Hines, William Pope Duvall Bush, John Cleland Wells, Frank L. Wells, Findlay Ferguson Bush, Horace C. Brannin, William Cromwell, W. J. Chinn, Thomas Robert McBeath, Walter G. Chapman, R. G. Higdon G. A. Lewis, 1885 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... the punishment should be confinement in the penitentiary for one year . The court also instructed the jury that they must find the accused guilty be- yond a reasonable doubt before returning a verdict of guilty MAIDEN V. COMMONWEALTH . 19.
... the punishment should be confinement in the penitentiary for one year . The court also instructed the jury that they must find the accused guilty be- yond a reasonable doubt before returning a verdict of guilty MAIDEN V. COMMONWEALTH . 19.
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... verdict of guilty . There was no general verdict by the jury , but upon the special findings the court pronounced judgment of confinement in the State penitentiary for one year . The instructions for special findings as presented are ...
... verdict of guilty . There was no general verdict by the jury , but upon the special findings the court pronounced judgment of confinement in the State penitentiary for one year . The instructions for special findings as presented are ...
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... verdict of the jury finding the appel- lant guilty of manslaughter excludes the idea that they believe he did the killing maliciously , but it does not follow for that reason the appellant's substantial rights were not prejudiced by ...
... verdict of the jury finding the appel- lant guilty of manslaughter excludes the idea that they believe he did the killing maliciously , but it does not follow for that reason the appellant's substantial rights were not prejudiced by ...
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... verdict based on incompetent testimony , it is the duty of this court to reverse the judgment of conviction . The accused has been convicted of larceny when the money alleged to have been wrongfully appropriated came rightfully into his ...
... verdict based on incompetent testimony , it is the duty of this court to reverse the judgment of conviction . The accused has been convicted of larceny when the money alleged to have been wrongfully appropriated came rightfully into his ...
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... verdict is not sustained by the evidence , it shall be stated in full . One of the grounds presented by the appellants for a new trial was that the verdict was not sus- tained by the evidence , and accordingly the bill of exceptions ...
... verdict is not sustained by the evidence , it shall be stated in full . One of the grounds presented by the appellants for a new trial was that the verdict was not sus- tained by the evidence , and accordingly the bill of exceptions ...
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Page 744 - That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the community, but in consideration of public services; which not being descendible, neither ought the offices of Magistrate, Legislator, or Judge, to be hereditary.
Page 182 - The granting of a new trial places the parties in the same position as if no trial had been had. All the testimony must be produced anew, and the former verdict cannot be used or referred to, either in evidence or in argument, or be pleaded in bar of any conviction which might have been had under the indictment.
Page 79 - When, by the agreement, the vendor is to do anything to the goods for the purpose of putting them into that state In which the purchaser is bound to accept them, or, as it Is sometimes worded, into a deliverable state, the performance of those things shall, in the absence of circumstances indicating a contrary intention, be taken to be a condition precedent to the vesting of the property.
Page 195 - Larc.eny is the felonious taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another.
Page 232 - In the actions mentioned in the last section the defendant may, in his answer, allege both the truth of the matter charged as defamatory, and any mitigating circumstances, to reduce the amount of damages; and whether he prove the justification or not, he may give in evidence the mitigating circumstances.
Page 388 - ... the subject of the action. " The subject of the action is the land in controversy and the foundation of plaintiff's claim is the asserted legal title to the land.
Page 252 - Whatever belongs merely to the remedy may be altered according to the will of the state, provided the alteration does not impair the obligation of the contract. But if that effect is produced, it is immaterial whether it is done by acting on the remedy or directly on the contract itself. In either case it is prohibited by the Constitution.
Page 63 - That no will or codicil, or any part thereof, which shall be in any manner revoked, shall be revived otherwise than by the re-execution thereof, or by a codicil executed in manner hereinbefore required, and showing an intention to revive the same...
Page 749 - Where a grant for a valuable consideration shall be made' to one person, and the consideration therefor shall be paid by another, no use or trust shall result in favor of the person by whom such payment shall be made; but the title shall vest in the person named as the alienee in such conveyance, subject only to the provisions of the next section.
Page 275 - If the said premiums or the interest upon any note given for premiums shall not be paid on or before the days above mentioned for the payment thereof...