Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 433.180 (2026)

Repealed, effective January 1, 1975

✓ current as of May 2026
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Catchline at repeal: Stealing from public building -- Robbing person in house -- Housebreaking. History: Repealed 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 336, effective January 1, 1975. -- Amended 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 140, secs. 1 and 2. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1162.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 37 cases, 1943–1974 · leading case: Dalton v. Commonwealth, 478 S.W.2d 734 (Ky. Ct. App. 1972).
Dalton v. Commonwealth, 478 S.W.2d 734 (Ky. Ct. App. 1972). · cites it 9× “DALTON KRS 433.180 Defendant(s) The grand jury charges: On or about the 28th day of March, 1971, in Greenup County, Kentucky, the above named defendant broke and entered the Storehouse of Greenup County, Kentucky, to-wit: The County Maintenance Garage with the intent to steal…”
Broughton v. Commonwealth, 196 S.W.2d 890 (Ky. Ct. App. 1946). · cites it 2× “In both of those cases, the indictment charged the crime denounced by KRS 433.180, whereas the indictment in this case charges the crime denounced by KRS 433.”
Rains v. Commonwealth, 169 S.W.2d 41 (Ky. Ct. App. 1943). · cites it 2× “See KRS 433.180), the two facts of which the offense consists must be established: (1) The felonious breaking into the house and (2) the felonious taking away of something of value therefrom.”
Stone v. Commonwealth, 456 S.W.2d 43 (Ky. Ct. App. 1970). “KRS 433.180. He was tried, found guilty and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.”
Jenkins v. Commonwealth, 477 S.W.2d 795 (Ky. Ct. App. 1972). “KRS 433.180. On this appeal he asserts as grounds for reversal of the judgment that: (1) the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict, (2) he was denied an examining trial, (3) the court erred in the admission of certain evidence and (4) he was prejudiced by improper…”
Dunn v. Commonwealth, 350 S.W.2d 709 (Ky. Ct. App. 1961). “Even a casual reading of KRS 433.180, the law he was said to have violated, will reveal that there is no requirement imposed on the Commonwealth by this statutory provision to allege or prove the name or names of the owner or occupant of the house forcibly entered.”
Whitaker v. Commonwealth, 479 S.W.2d 592 (Ky. Ct. App. 1972). “KRS 433.180. Their punishment was fixed by the jury at two years’ confinement in the state penitentiary.”
Strong v. Commonwealth, 180 S.W.2d 560 (Ky. Ct. App. 1944). “KRS 433.180. He was found guilty and sentenced to four years’ confinement in the Reformatory.”
Wilson v. Commonwealth, 197 S.W.2d 240 (Ky. Ct. App. 1946). “KRS 433.180. The house of Renfro Lovett in Whitley City was forcibly entered during one evening in February, 1946, while he and his family were absent.”
Davis v. Commonwealth, 464 S.W.2d 250 (Ky. Ct. App. 1970). · cites it 2× “KRS 433.180. Although several assignments of error are presented, it is not necessary to recite or discuss all of them, since the judgment must be reversed for prejudicial error in compelling the appellant to defend seven felony charges in one trial, in the particular…”
Farmer v. Commonwealth, 450 S.W.2d 494 (Ky. Ct. App. 1970). “KRS 433.180. The judgment in question was entered on March 25, 1968.”
Walker v. Commonwealth, 476 S.W.2d 630 (Ky. Ct. App. 1972). “This appeal is from a judgment convicting the appellants of the crime of housebreaking (KRS 433.180), under which they were given eight years in prison.”
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