Parsons v. Commonwealth

W. Carroll Parsons was convicted in the Circuit Court of Northampton county upon two counts of an indictment charging him with violations of the State prohibition law (Acts 1924, chapter 407, as amended). This indictment contains three counts, namely (1) the omnibus count, (2) a count charging the unlawful manufacture of distilled ardent spirits, and (3) the omnibus count against ownership, possession, etc., of a still. Roland Foxwell was a joint defendant.

The jury’s verdict was: “We, the jury, find the defendant, Roland Foxwell, not guilty on any count of the within indictment; we find the…