Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided May 20, 1977PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

HOWERTON, Judge.

The Appellant was convicted in the Muh-lenberg Quarterly Court and from the verdict there, appealed to the Muhlenberg Circuit Court where he was likewise found guilty by jury and received a punishment of a $50 fine and thirty days in jail for the possession of alcoholic beverages for the purpose of resale in a “dry” territory.

Appellant alleges that there was not sufficient evidence for the jury to find that he possessed alcoholic beverages for the purpose of resale. We do not agree. There were several damaging pieces of evidence and we believe that the proof of possession of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Smith v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1971
  2. Johnson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1974

3Cited by1 opinion

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