Baker v. Caudill

STANLEY, Commissioner.

Tom Baker appeals from an order denying him release from jail on a writ of habeas corpus. He was convicted in the police court of Hazard upon a warrant of arrest which charged that “Tom Baker, a licensee, has committed the offense of serving and permitting beer to be served to minors Victor Holliday aiid Travis Combs, on or about the 13 day of Novi 1952, in the town of Hazard, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.” Baker was again convicted on February 17, 1953, on his appeal to the Perry Circuit Court and his punishment fixed at six months in…