Ison v. Commonwealth

REED, Judge.

The appellant, James Daniel Ison, was found guilty by a jury of transporting alcoholic beverages in dry, local option territory for the purpose of sale. His punishment was fixed at a fine of $100.00 and imprisonment in jail for 30 days. In his appeal to this court, Ison raises the single issue that the fruits of a warrantless search should not have been admitted in evidence.

Appellant, while driving at night in an automobile on a state highway in Clay County, Kentucky, which is dry territory, met a police cruiser that was driven by trooper Robert Muse. The officer stated that Ison…