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308 Ky. 115

213 S.W.2d 614

Lewis v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · decided 1948-05-18

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently March 1956

2 state decisions

Relies on Alsept v. Commonwealth

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Decided 1948-05-18

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¶1 Opinion op the Court by

Yan Sant, Commissioner

¶2 Affirming.

¶3 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.

¶4 The judgment is affirmed.

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