Case Name: Commonwealth v. Nathan Holt
Court: Kentucky Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Kentucky
Decision Date: 1869-06-08
Citations: 3 Ky. Op. 616
Docket Number: 
Parties: Commonwealth v. Nathan Holt.
Judges: 
Reporter: Kentucky Opinions, containing the unreported opinions of the Court of Appeals
Volume: 3
Pages: 616–616

Head Matter:
Commonwealth v. Nathan Holt.
Criminal Law — Altering Counterfeit Notes Not Punishable.
There is no statute in this State prescribing punishment for altering counterfeit notes on national banks.
APPEAL FROM LAWRENCE CIRCUIT COURT.
June 8, 1869.
Attorney General, for appellant.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Hardin:
As we construe the act of December 5, 1863, (Myers Supplement, 174) if does not embrace this case, but applies to prosecutions alone in relation to United States legal tender notes and postal currency. We have been referred to no statute prescribing punishment in our state courts for altering counterfeit notes on national banks, and we are aware of none.
The judgment of the circuit court sustaining a demurrer to the indictment is therefore affirmed.