Flannigan v. Commonwealth

Decided January 10, 1873

Court of Appeals of Kentucky · decided 1873-01-10

<p>Appeal — Reversal—Sufficiency of Evidence.</p> <p>The Court of Appeals has no power to reverse a judgment upon a conviction for a felony on the ground that it is contrary to the evidence.</p>

Decided 1873-01-10

¶1Opinion by

Judge Pryor:

¶2This court has no power to reverse a judgment upon a conviction for a felony because it is against the evidence. There are no instructions in the record and, the indictment being good, the judgment must stand.

¶3Judgment affirmed.