assault and battery instruction in Kentucky

6 Kentucky opinions name it 2 courts 1926–1987 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.

Followed or applied (1)

Case	Followed	Cited
Taylor v. Kennedygreen kyctapp · 1985 · cited in 1 Kentucky opinions naming this issue, 1987–1987 1 sentence 1987See Taylor v. Kennedy, Ky.App., 700 S.W.2d 415 (1985).	1	1

Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

Case	Negative	Cited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Kentucky. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (14)

Case	Cited	Years
Watkins v. Commonwealth green kyctapphigh · 1956 2 sentences 1969From thence, they sojourned to Covington, Kentucky, where they visited a “cafe” and consumed more beer; that the three of them went out into a parking lot where appellant Egan “stuck a little gun” in Hud-dleston’s ribs and said: “OK let’s have it that shortly, “the little guy on this side hit” him “with something;” that then they “went through” his pockets and “took” his “billfold and money.” Appellants rely on Watkins v. Commonwealth, Ky., 287 S.W.2d 416 , 58 A.L.R.2d 804 , in support of their argument that they were entitled to an assault and battery instruction. 1969From thence, they sojourned to Covington, Kentucky, where they visited a “cafe” and consumed more beer; that the three of them went out into a parking lot where appellant Egan “stuck a little gun” in Hud-dleston’s ribs and said: “OK let’s have it that shortly, “the little guy on this side hit” him “with something;” that then they “went through” his pockets and “took” his “billfold and money.” Appellants rely on Watkins v. Commonwealth, Ky., 287 S.W.2d 416 , 58 A.L.R.2d 804 , in support of their argument that they were entitled to an assault and battery instruction.	1	1969–1969
Lunce v. Commonwealth green kyctapphigh · 1929 2 sentences 1956They are: A. ' When the -defendant admits the taking of .something from the prosecuting witness but denies felonious intent.1 Southerland v. Commonwealth, 217 Ky. 94 , 288 S.W. 1051 ; Lunce v. Commonwealth, 232 Ky. 214 , 22 S.W.2d 629 . 1956They are: A. ' When the -defendant admits the taking of .something from the prosecuting witness but denies felonious intent.1 Southerland v. Commonwealth, 217 Ky. 94 , 288 S.W. 1051 ; Lunce v. Commonwealth, 232 Ky. 214 , 22 S.W.2d 629 .	1	1956–1956
Southerland, Lawson Vaughn v. Commonwealth neutral kyctapphigh · 1926 2 sentences 1956They are: A. ' When the -defendant admits the taking of .something from the prosecuting witness but denies felonious intent.1 Southerland v. Commonwealth, 217 Ky. 94 , 288 S.W. 1051 ; Lunce v. Commonwealth, 232 Ky. 214 , 22 S.W.2d 629 . 1956They are: A. ' When the -defendant admits the taking of .something from the prosecuting witness but denies felonious intent.1 Southerland v. Commonwealth, 217 Ky. 94 , 288 S.W. 1051 ; Lunce v. Commonwealth, 232 Ky. 214 , 22 S.W.2d 629 .	1	1956–1956
Elam v. Commonwealth neutral kyctapphigh · 1938 2 sentences 1946Our conclusion of no error in the failure is based on our opinions in Elam v. Commonwealth, 273 Ky. 414 , 116 S. W. 2d 981 ; Rowe v. Commonwealth, 283 Ky. 367 , 141 S. W. 2d 284 and Gum v. Commonwealth, 291 Ky. 450 , 165 S. W. 2d 21 . 1946Our conclusion of no error in the failure is based on our opinions in Elam v. Commonwealth, 273 Ky. 414 , 116 S. W. 2d 981 ; Rowe v. Commonwealth, 283 Ky. 367 , 141 S. W. 2d 284 and Gum v. Commonwealth, 291 Ky. 450 , 165 S. W. 2d 21 .	1	1946–1946
Gum v. Commonwealth neutral kyctapphigh · 1942 1 sentence 1946Our conclusion of no error in the failure is based on our opinions in Elam v. Commonwealth, 273 Ky. 414 , 116 S. W. 2d 981 ; Rowe v. Commonwealth, 283 Ky. 367 , 141 S. W. 2d 284 and Gum v. Commonwealth, 291 Ky. 450 , 165 S. W. 2d 21 .	1	1946–1946
Consolidated Realty Co. v. Graves green kyctapphigh · 1942 1 sentence 1946Our conclusion of no error in the failure is based on our opinions in Elam v. Commonwealth, 273 Ky. 414 , 116 S. W. 2d 981 ; Rowe v. Commonwealth, 283 Ky. 367 , 141 S. W. 2d 284 and Gum v. Commonwealth, 291 Ky. 450 , 165 S. W. 2d 21 .	1	1946–1946
Rowe v. Commonwealth neutral kyctapphigh · 1940 2 sentences 1946Our conclusion of no error in the failure is based on our opinions in Elam v. Commonwealth, 273 Ky. 414 , 116 S. W. 2d 981 ; Rowe v. Commonwealth, 283 Ky. 367 , 141 S. W. 2d 284 and Gum v. Commonwealth, 291 Ky. 450 , 165 S. W. 2d 21 . 1946Our conclusion of no error in the failure is based on our opinions in Elam v. Commonwealth, 273 Ky. 414 , 116 S. W. 2d 981 ; Rowe v. Commonwealth, 283 Ky. 367 , 141 S. W. 2d 284 and Gum v. Commonwealth, 291 Ky. 450 , 165 S. W. 2d 21 .	1	1946–1946
Volz v. Commonwealth neutral kyctapphigh · 1930 2 sentences 1936Coates v. Commonwealth, 235 Ky. 683 , 32 S. W. (2d) 34 ; Marks v. Commonwealth, 223 Ky. 692 , 4 S. W. (2d) 711 ; Harris v. Commonwealth, 218 Ky. 798 , 292 S. W. 467 ; Volz v. Commonwealth, 236 Ky. 88 , 32 S. W. (2d) 714 . 1936Coates v. Commonwealth, 235 Ky. 683 , 32 S. W. (2d) 34 ; Marks v. Commonwealth, 223 Ky. 692 , 4 S. W. (2d) 711 ; Harris v. Commonwealth, 218 Ky. 798 , 292 S. W. 467 ; Volz v. Commonwealth, 236 Ky. 88 , 32 S. W. (2d) 714 .	1	1936–1936
Marks v. Commonwealth green kyctapphigh · 1928 2 sentences 1936Coates v. Commonwealth, 235 Ky. 683 , 32 S. W. (2d) 34 ; Marks v. Commonwealth, 223 Ky. 692 , 4 S. W. (2d) 711 ; Harris v. Commonwealth, 218 Ky. 798 , 292 S. W. 467 ; Volz v. Commonwealth, 236 Ky. 88 , 32 S. W. (2d) 714 . 1936Coates v. Commonwealth, 235 Ky. 683 , 32 S. W. (2d) 34 ; Marks v. Commonwealth, 223 Ky. 692 , 4 S. W. (2d) 711 ; Harris v. Commonwealth, 218 Ky. 798 , 292 S. W. 467 ; Volz v. Commonwealth, 236 Ky. 88 , 32 S. W. (2d) 714 .	1	1936–1936
Coates v. Commonwealth green kyctapphigh · 1930 2 sentences 1936Coates v. Commonwealth, 235 Ky. 683 , 32 S. W. (2d) 34 ; Marks v. Commonwealth, 223 Ky. 692 , 4 S. W. (2d) 711 ; Harris v. Commonwealth, 218 Ky. 798 , 292 S. W. 467 ; Volz v. Commonwealth, 236 Ky. 88 , 32 S. W. (2d) 714 . 1936Coates v. Commonwealth, 235 Ky. 683 , 32 S. W. (2d) 34 ; Marks v. Commonwealth, 223 Ky. 692 , 4 S. W. (2d) 711 ; Harris v. Commonwealth, 218 Ky. 798 , 292 S. W. 467 ; Volz v. Commonwealth, 236 Ky. 88 , 32 S. W. (2d) 714 .	1	1936–1936
Wellman v. Commonwealth green kyctapphigh · 1927 1 sentence 1936Coates v. Commonwealth, 235 Ky. 683 , 32 S. W. (2d) 34 ; Marks v. Commonwealth, 223 Ky. 692 , 4 S. W. (2d) 711 ; Harris v. Commonwealth, 218 Ky. 798 , 292 S. W. 467 ; Volz v. Commonwealth, 236 Ky. 88 , 32 S. W. (2d) 714 .	1	1936–1936
Harris v. Commonwealth green kyctapphigh · 1927 1 sentence 1936Coates v. Commonwealth, 235 Ky. 683 , 32 S. W. (2d) 34 ; Marks v. Commonwealth, 223 Ky. 692 , 4 S. W. (2d) 711 ; Harris v. Commonwealth, 218 Ky. 798 , 292 S. W. 467 ; Volz v. Commonwealth, 236 Ky. 88 , 32 S. W. (2d) 714 .	1	1936–1936
Lewis v. Commonwealth neutral kyctapp · 1913 2 sentences 1936Such distinction and supporting reason for there denying an assault and battery instruction was thus stated in Lewis v. Commonwealth, 156 Ky. 336 , 160 S. W. 1061 : “True, to cut Burris with a knife was an assault and battery upon him, but for such an assault and' battery the punishment is by statute, and those statutes punishing it are sections 1166 and 1242.”' And for such reason it was held that no further instruction upon assault and battery was called for, as the particular act of assault and battery, to wit, malicious, shooting, etc., and its lesser degree of shooting and wounding withou 1936Such distinction and supporting reason for there denying an assault and battery instruction was thus stated in Lewis v. Commonwealth, 156 Ky. 336 , 160 S. W. 1061 : “True, to cut Burris with a knife was an assault and battery upon him, but for such an assault and' battery the punishment is by statute, and those statutes punishing it are sections 1166 and 1242.”' And for such reason it was held that no further instruction upon assault and battery was called for, as the particular act of assault and battery, to wit, malicious, shooting, etc., and its lesser degree of shooting and wounding withou	1	1936–1936
Caudill v. Caudill green kyctapphigh · 1925 2 sentences 1926Caudill v. Caudill, 212 Ky. 433 , 279 S. W. 656 . 1926Caudill v. Caudill, 212 Ky. 433 , 279 S. W. 656 .	1	1926–1926

Statutes the citing opinions construe

KY § Ky. Rev. Stat. § 433.120 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

MI 18 (1979–2026) VA 9 (1997–2025) GA 9 (1989–2021) DC 8 (1991–2020) KY 6 (1926–1987) MA 6 (1980–2025) AL 5 (2000–2016) UT 5 (1980–2005) NE 4 (2001–2026) TX 4 (1944–2016) MD 4 (1969–2002) NY 4 (2002–2022) WA 3 (2007–2019) PA 2 (1966–2008) OH 2 (1999–2000) ID 2 (1986–1989) LA 2 (1993–1996)

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