8 Kentucky opinions name it 3 courts 1922–1985 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Kentucky courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Harris v. Commonwealthgreen1 sentence1965See Harris v. Commonwealth, Ky., 285 S.W.2d 489 . | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Kentucky. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Ice v. Commonwealth
green
1 sentence1985Ice v. Commonwealth, Ky., 667 S.W.2d 671 (1984). | 1 | 1985–1985 |
Echert v. United States
green
2 sentences1967Echert v. United States, 8 Cir., 188 F.2d 336 , 26 A.L.R.2d 752 . 1967Echert v. United States, 8 Cir., 188 F.2d 336 , 26 A.L.R.2d 752 . | 1 | 1967–1967 |
Horn v. Commonwealth
green
1 sentence1957The rule applicable to the instant case “is to the effect that where the instruction submitting the Commonwealth’s theory of the case is couched in such language the ordinary juror can easily understand, and its negative (raised by the usual reasonable doubt instruction) completely and adequately covers the defense of accused, if is not necessary to give an affirmative instruction embodying his theory.” Horn v. Commonwealth, Ky., 251 S.W.2d 864 . | 1 | 1957–1957 |
Reynolds v. Commonwealth
green
1 sentence1957The rules governing the right of an accused to an instruction covering his theory of the case are clearly set forth and fully discussed in Reynolds v. Commonwealth, Ky., 257 S.W.2d 514, 515 . | 1 | 1957–1957 |
Ross v. Commonwealth
neutral
1 sentence1956The question was not presented in Kelly v. Commonwealth, Ky., 267 S.W.2d 536 ; Fairchild v. Commonwealth, Ky., 267 S.W.2d 528 ; and Ross v. Commonwealth, Ky., 275 S.W.2d 424 , which held that án accused charged with manslaughter is entitled to an instruction under KRS 435.025. | 1 | 1956–1956 |
Kelly v. Commonwealth
green
1 sentence1956The question was not presented in Kelly v. Commonwealth, Ky., 267 S.W.2d 536 ; Fairchild v. Commonwealth, Ky., 267 S.W.2d 528 ; and Ross v. Commonwealth, Ky., 275 S.W.2d 424 , which held that án accused charged with manslaughter is entitled to an instruction under KRS 435.025. | 1 | 1956–1956 |
Fairchild v. Commonwealth of Kentucky
green
1 sentence1956The question was not presented in Kelly v. Commonwealth, Ky., 267 S.W.2d 536 ; Fairchild v. Commonwealth, Ky., 267 S.W.2d 528 ; and Ross v. Commonwealth, Ky., 275 S.W.2d 424 , which held that án accused charged with manslaughter is entitled to an instruction under KRS 435.025. | 1 | 1956–1956 |
Burks v. Commonwealth
neutral
1 sentence1948Watts v. Commonwealth, 301 Ky. 351 , 192 S. W. 2d 107 ; Burks v. Commonwealth, 254 Ky, 193, 71 S. W. 2d 418 . | 1 | 1948–1948 |
Watts v. Commonwealth
neutral
2 sentences1948Watts v. Commonwealth, 301 Ky. 351 , 192 S. W. 2d 107 ; Burks v. Commonwealth, 254 Ky, 193, 71 S. W. 2d 418 . 1948Watts v. Commonwealth, 301 Ky. 351 , 192 S. W. 2d 107 ; Burks v. Commonwealth, 254 Ky, 193, 71 S. W. 2d 418 . | 1 | 1948–1948 |
Cook v. Commonwealth
green
2 sentences1934Cook v. Commonwealth, 86 Ky. 663 , 7 S. W. 155 , 9 Ky. Law Rep. 829 . 1934Cook v. Commonwealth, 86 Ky. 663 , 7 S. W. 155 , 9 Ky. Law Rep. 829 . | 1 | 1934–1934 |
Lawler v. Commonwealth
green
1 sentence1922This case and its facts are so similar to those in the case of Lawler v. Commonwealth, 182 Ky. 185 , that we deem it not inappropriate to insert herein this excerpt from, that opinion: “The defendant had the course of a useful, upright life before him. | 1 | 1922–1922 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.