Adkins v. Commonwealth

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that exercise of lawful authority by one within executive branch was not subject to interference by judiciary even in case of gross abuse
• holding that exercise of lawful authority by one within executive branch was not subject to interference by judiciaiy even in case of gross abuse
• “A pardon is a deed to the validity of which delivery and acceptance are essential.” (citing Wilson )
• \A pardon is a deed to the validity of which delivery and acceptance are essential.\ (citing Wilson )
• “[The] absolute and arbitrary power [of the king] are relics of the past. The body of the people is now the sovereign.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Hoskins v. Maricle
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 2004-12-16· cited 335×
• McLaughlin v. Bronson
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1988-02-16· cited 41×
• Fletcher v. Graham
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 2006-05-18· cited 28×
• Coppage Construction Co. v. Sanitation District No. 1
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 2015-05-14· cited 22×
• Commonwealth v. Smith, Judge
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)· 1932-02-09· cited 8×
• Commonwealth v. Williamson
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 1973-03-16· cited 6×

Cites

14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• United States v. Wilson
  Supreme Court· 1833-01-26· cited 235×
• Ex Parte Grossman
  Supreme Court· 1925-03-02· cited 222×
• Moyer v. Peabody
  Supreme Court· 1909-01-18· cited 138×
• Biddle v. Perovich
  Supreme Court· 1927-05-31· cited 89×
• Sibert v. Garrett
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 1922-12-15· cited 53×
• Carpenter v. Lord
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1918-03-19· cited 27×
• State v. Magee Pub. Co.
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1924-02-21· cited 25×
• Rathbun v. Baumel
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1922-12-15· cited 25×
• Jamison v. Flanner
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1924-07-10· cited 25×
• Campbell v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)· 1929-02-12· cited 18×
• Huggins v. Caldwell, Judge
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)· 1928-03-09· cited 17×
• Jackson v. Rose, Judge
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)· 1928-02-24· cited 8×
• In re De Puy
  S.D. New York· 1869-06-15· cited 7×
• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ex rel. Crosse v. Halloway
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1863-07-01· cited 6×