Nicholas v. Commonwealth

Nicholas has been found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to twelve months in jail for violating a decree of the court enjoining him from having alcoholic beverages on his premises. He seeks reversal of the judgment of conviction on the ground that the evidence was not sufficient to establish his guilt.

The injunction decree was entered October 19, 1942, on a bill for that purpose filed by the Commonwealth under section 56 of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act (Acts 1934, chap. 94, p. 100 et. seq., Code 1942, Michie, sec. 4675(56)). That section provides that a suit in equity may be…