Legal Opinion

Hodge v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided June 8, 1923PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from Daviess Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Sampson

Dismisiug the appeal.

The judgment from which appellant Hodge attempts to appeal is one imposing a fine of fifty ($50.00) dollars and thirty (30) days in jail for transporting liquor.

Under the provisions of section 347, Criminal Code, we cannot entertain an appeal where the judgment does not exceed a fine of fifty dollars or a jail sentence of thirty days, nor where the judgment, as in this case, fixes the punishment at a fine of fifty ($50.00) dollars and thirty days in jail. This court is without jurisdiction. Fields v. Commonwealth, 199 Ky. 144;…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Deskins v. ChildersCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
  2. Fields v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Oaks v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1944
  2. City of Dayton v. H. W. Scheitker & Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924

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