Jordon v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Settle

— Reversing.

The appellant, Cal Jordan, was indicted, tried and convicted in the court below of the offense of unlawfully having in his possession an illicit still, and his punishment fixed by verdict of a jury and judgment of the court at a fine of $100.00 and confinement of three months in jail. The refusal to Mm of a new trial resulted in this appeal.

It appears from the bill of evidence that his home and premises were visited by officers of the law, armed with an invalid search warrant, for the purpose of ascertaining by a search thereof whether he was…