HOPKINS v. COMMONWEALTH


301 S.W.2d 586 (1957)

Joe HOPKINS, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

April 26, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanders & Redwine, Pikeville, for appellant.

Jo M. Ferguson, Atty. Gen., Zeb A. Stewart, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


STANLEY, Commissioner.

We sustain the motion of Joe Hopkins for an appeal from a judgment of guilt of the offense of escape from a lawful arrest. KRS 432.370(1).

The trial was upon a warrant on an appeal from a similar judgment in the quarterly court. The accusation may not have been sufficient as an indictment, but under the rule of liberality with which a warrant is regarded, we deem this warrant as having stated a public offense within the provisions of...

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