Stevenson v. Commonwealth

WILLIAMS, Judge.

Appellant, Lummie Stevenson, was convicted of illegal possession of alcoholic beverages for the purpose of sale in local option territory, and was fined $100 and sentenced to confinement in jail for 60 days. The evidence heard at the trial is here on bystanders’ affidavits. The evidence shows that appellant was riding in an automobile with a man named Eugene Harris, and was arrested along with Harris by the Sheriff of Edmonson County. Beer and whiskey were found in the automobile which was being driven by Eugene Harris. The appellant’s sole defense was that the beer and…