Collins v. Commonwealth

This case is before us on motion for an appeal under KRS 21.080. The appellant was convicted of possessing alcoholic beverages (55 cases of beer) for sale in dry territory, sentenced to 35 days in jail and fined $100. Deputies of the Letcher County sheriff’s office watched appellant load his truck with beer in Perry County, hurried back to Letcher County to obtain a search warrant, and stopped appellant’s truck when it entered Letcher County but did not serve the search warrant. Instead, the officers said they wanted to see what appellant was hauling and appellant did not object thereto.…