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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 432.370 (2026)

Repealed, effective January 1, 1975

✓ current as of May 2026
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Catchline at repeal: Escape of prisoner from jail. History: Repealed 1974 Ky.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. secs. 1235, 1338.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1945–1957 · leading case: Moore v. Commonwealth, 193 S.W.2d 448 (Ky. Ct. App. 1946).
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Moore v. Commonwealth, 193 S.W.2d 448 (Ky. Ct. App. 1946). · cites it 4× “Appellant, Roy Moore, was indicted under KRS 432.370 for forcibly escaping the Knox County jail while confined therein on a charge of house breaking.”
Bentley v. Commonwealth, 269 S.W.2d 253 (Ky. Ct. App. 1954). · cites it 3× “serving a sentence under a judgment of court, in which event no force or bribery is necessary; - 2.”
Hopkins v. Commonwealth, 301 S.W.2d 586 (Ky. Ct. App. 1957). · cites it 4× “KRS 432.370(1). The trial was upon a warrant on an appeal from a similar judgment in the quarterly court.”
Brock v. Commonwealth, 242 S.W.2d 1007 (Ky. Ct. App. 1951). · cites it 2× “The offense is defined by subsection (1) of KRS 432.370 as follows: “Any prisoner confined on a sentence of imprisonment or under a capias who escapes jail, or any person lawfully arrested for a violation of the criminal or penal laws who forcibly or by bribery effects his…”
Rader v. Commonwealth, 190 S.W.2d 557 (Ky. Ct. App. 1945). “Such an act is embraced in KRS 432.370. The erroneous instruction requires a reversal of the judgment.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 432.370(1) — 3 cases
Moore v. Commonwealth, 193 S.W.2d 448 (Ky. Ct. App. 1946). “Appellant, Roy Moore, was indicted under KRS 432.370 for forcibly escaping the Knox County jail while confined therein on a charge of house breaking.”
Hopkins v. Commonwealth, 301 S.W.2d 586 (Ky. Ct. App. 1957). “KRS 432.370(1). The trial was upon a warrant on an appeal from a similar judgment in the quarterly court.”
Brock v. Commonwealth, 242 S.W.2d 1007 (Ky. Ct. App. 1951). “The offense is defined by subsection (1) of KRS 432.370 as follows: “Any prisoner confined on a sentence of imprisonment or under a capias who escapes jail, or any person lawfully arrested for a violation of the criminal or penal laws who forcibly or by bribery effects his…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 432.370(2) — 1 case
Moore v. Commonwealth, 193 S.W.2d 448 (Ky. Ct. App. 1946). “Appellant, Roy Moore, was indicted under KRS 432.370 for forcibly escaping the Knox County jail while confined therein on a charge of house breaking.”
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