Legal Opinion
Pennington v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided June 14, 1967PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OSBORNE, Judge.
The appellant was convicted of possessing alcoholic beverages in local option territory for the purpose of sale and sentenced to 60 days in jail and a fine of $100. On August 11, 1966, around 11:45 p. m., appellant was arrested by a Kentucky state trooper in Harlan County, Kentucky, in the vicinity of Holmes Mill on Kentucky Highway 38.
The trooper made the arrest for operating a motor vehicle with a loud muffler. Upon approaching the vehicle, he noticed that the trunk lid was not closed and there were visible inside several cases of beer. He arrested appellant and took him to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Parrott v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1956
- Commonwealth v. RobeyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- Thomason v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1959
- Clark v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
- Childers v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HaganCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
- Baril v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1981
- Johnson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
- Greer v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2017
- Little v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
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