Smith v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Sampson

Affirming.

Appellant, Smith, was accused and convicted of the offense of having liquor in possession, and his fine fixed at $200.00, and he was adjudged to serve thirty (30) days in the county jail. Besides a trial in the police court-he was twice tried in the circuit court, the penalty recited above being that inflicted upon the last trial.

He was driving .an automboile in Newport on a Sunday morning when he was stopped by the chief of police, who demanded to know what was contained in a large can which he carried in the back of his automobile. After some…