BRANHAM v. COMMONWEALTH


258 S.W.2d 521 (1953)

BRANHAM v. COMMONWEALTH.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

May 22, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Cary, Burkesville, for appellant.

J. D. Buckman, Jr., Atty. Gen., Zeb A. Stewart, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


CAMMACK, Justice.

Clarence Branham is appealing from a judgment sentencing him to two years in prison on a charge of uttering a forged writing. The principal ground urged for reversal is that the trial court erred in forcing Branham into trial over his objections the day following the date on which the indictment was returned.

Branham had been indicted at an earlier term for uttering a cold check in the amount of $10. This constituted a misdemeanor. He was...

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