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Lewis v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Oct 8, 1948
213 S.W.2d 614 (Ky. Ct. App. 1948)

Opinion

May 18, 1948. As Extended on Denial of Rehearing October 8, 1948.

Appeal from McCracken Circuit Court.

Joe L. Price, Judge.

Richard R. Bryan and Roy N. Vance for appellant.

A.E. Funk, Attorney General, and Armand Angelucci, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


Affirming.

Appellant was convicted and sentenced to serve eight years in the State Reformatory under an indictment charging him with wilfully and maliciously cutting and wounding his wife with intent to kill. The only complaint relied on for reversal is that the attorney for the Commonwealth in his argument used prejudicial and inflammatory remarks to the jury. As the Assistant Attorney General has pointed out in his brief, the error complained of is not contained in that portion of the Bill of Exceptions which was approved and signed by the Trial Judge. Therefore, we can not entertain the question. Criminal Code of Practice, Sections 280 and 282; Alsept et al. v. Commonwealth, 240 Ky. 395, 42 S.W.2d 517, 518. However, we have examined the affidavit of counsel for appellant and the transcript of the closing argument of the Commonwealth's Attorney which purport to contain the matters complained of, and have concluded that the purported remarks of the Commonwealth's Attorney were not of such nature as to be prejudicial to the substantial rights of appellant.

The judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

Lewis v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Oct 8, 1948
213 S.W.2d 614 (Ky. Ct. App. 1948)
Case details for

Lewis v. Commonwealth

Case Details

Full title:Lewis v. Commonwealth

Court:Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Date published: Oct 8, 1948

Citations

213 S.W.2d 614 (Ky. Ct. App. 1948)
213 S.W.2d 614

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