Commonwealth v. Martin
Commonwealth v. Martin
10 Ky. Op. 680; 1 Ky. L. Rptr. 279; 1880 Ky. LEXIS 310
Commonwealth v. Martin
Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
The demurrer to the indictment was properly sustained. The allegation that appellee.“did unlawfully forge an instrument,” and the further allegation that “this writing was so forged and falsely made,” are but statements of conclusions of law, and not statements of facts constituting the offense as required by the code. Stowers v. Commonwealth, 12 Bush 342; Commonwealth v. Williams, 13 Bush 267.
Judgment affirmed.
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