Woods v. Commonwealth

This writ of error brings under review the verdict and judgment convicting the accused of maintaining a common nuisance in violation of section 4675(55) of the Code.

*545The first assignment of error is to the action of the court in refusing to strike the evidence from the consideration of the jury.

A synopsis of the evidence relied upon by the Commonwealth is as follows:(1) When officers appeared at the door of the accused’s home in Bristol, his wife saw them through the glass door and rushed back to the kitchen. The officers forced an entrance, and one followed her into the kitchen where the…