Morgan v. Commonwealth, (1946)
Court: Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Number:
Visitors: 2
Judges: OPINION OF THE COURT BY CHIEF JUSTICE REES
Attorneys: J. Ballard Clark for appellant.
Eldon S. Dummit, Attorney General, and Guy H. Herdman, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Filed: Dec. 13, 1946
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: Dismissing appeal. George Floyd Morgan was indicted for involuntary manslaughter, a misdemeanor, and on his trial was convicted and his punishment fixed at a fine of $500 and confinement in the county jail for one year. Upon his motion, the circuit court granted him an appeal. He has not followed the procedure prescribed by section 348 of the Criminal Code of Practice, consequently the appeal must be dismissed. Adams v. Commonwealth, 285 Ky. 803 , 149 S.W.2d 727 ; Elkin v. Commonwealth, 269 Ky.
Summary: Dismissing appeal. George Floyd Morgan was indicted for involuntary manslaughter, a misdemeanor, and on his trial was convicted and his punishment fixed at a fine of $500 and confinement in the county jail for one year. Upon his motion, the circuit court granted him an appeal. He has not followed the procedure prescribed by section 348 of the Criminal Code of Practice, consequently the appeal must be dismissed. Adams v. Commonwealth, 285 Ky. 803 , 149 S.W.2d 727 ; Elkin v. Commonwealth, 269 Ky. 6..
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Dismissing appeal.
George Floyd Morgan was indicted for involuntary manslaughter, a misdemeanor, and on his trial was convicted and his punishment fixed at a fine of $500 and confinement in the county jail for one year. Upon his motion, the circuit court granted him an appeal. He has not followed the procedure prescribed by section 348 of the Criminal Code of Practice, consequently the appeal must be dismissed. Adams v. Commonwealth, 285 Ky. 803, 149 S.W.2d 727; Elkin v. Commonwealth, 269 Ky. 6, 106 S.W.2d 83.
Appeal dismissed.
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