Hall v. Commonwealth

The plaintiff in error, hereafter called defendant, • complains of a judgment entered on the verdict of a jury rendered September 27, 1922, convicting her of unlawfully storing ardent spirits for sale, in violation of the prohibition ordinance of the town of South Boston, • and fixing her punishment at thirty days in jail and a .fine of $100.00.

The uncontroverted facts are these:

Gilly Hall, a widow, owned, occupied and controlled *730her own dwelling house, situate within one mile of the-corporate limits of the town of South Boston, in Halifax county, Virginia. On August 12, 1922, upon the…