JENKINS v. COMMONWEALTH


413 S.W.2d 624 (1966)

Jessie James JENKINS, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied May 5, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Y. Brown, Lexington, John Swinford, Cynthiana, for appellant.

Robert Matthews, Atty. Gen., George F. Rabe, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


HILL, Judge.

This appeal is from a verdict and judgment convicting appellant of arson and fixing his penalty at seven years in the state reformatory.

After relating the facts, we shall discuss the questions raised in appellant's brief in the order presented therein.

On February 17, 1965, at 11:05 p.m., Mrs. Elizabeth Williams and Carl Wilson were in the home of the former when smoke was detected and a fire discovered. A hole had been drilled into the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases