Kentucky Revised Statutes
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 431.070 (2026)
Repealed, effective January 1, 1975
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Catchline at repeal: When death penalty imposed -- Punishment of common-law offense. History: Repealed 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 336, effective January 1, 1975. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1127.
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case, 1948–1948 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Wiman, 215 S.W.2d 283 (Ky. Ct. App. 1948).
Commonwealth v. Wiman, 215 S.W.2d 283 (Ky. Ct. App. 1948). “However, they say that a common law offense, which is also» denounced and penalized by statute, must be punished in accordance with the statute, alone, as indicated by KRS 431.070. Appellees are correct as to the punishment proposition.”
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