Court of Appeals of Kentucky, 1871

Botts v. Commonwealth

Botts v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky · Decided December 6, 1871 · Pryor
4 Ky. Op. 610; 1871 Ky. LEXIS 278

Botts v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court

Opinion op ti-ie Court by

Chief Justice Pryor:

The demurrers to the original and amended answers were properly sustained.

The mere filing away of the indictment was not a dismissal of the prosecution against Young. His bondsmen might at any time thereafter arrest him and deliver him to the jailer of Garter *611county in tbe manner prescribed by tbe Criminal Code of Practice.

No attorneys given.

Judgment affirmed.

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