Court of Appeals of Kentucky, 1880

Commonwealth v. Martin

Commonwealth v. Martin
Court of Appeals of Kentucky · Decided September 7, 1880 · Hines
10 Ky. Op. 680; 1 Ky. L. Rptr. 279; 1880 Ky. LEXIS 310

Commonwealth v. Martin

Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Hines’:

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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