Carpenter v. Commonwealth

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• evidence of previous assaults by the husband upon his wife was competent in a prosecution for assault and battery because it conduced to show whether or not he was actuated by malice at the time of the assault and cutting with the knife
• evidence of previous assaults by the husband upon his wife was competent in a prosecution for assault and battery because it conduced to show whether or not he was actuated by malice at the time of the assault and cutting with the knife

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Cited by

3 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Driver v. Commonwealth
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 2012-03-22· cited 59×
• Eversole v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 1914-02-18· cited 19×
• Slone v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)· 1931-05-08· cited 11×