Moran v. Commonwealth

Opinion

BENTON, J.

Alton Junior Moran was convicted of unlawfully and feloniously manufacturing alcoholic beverages without a license in violation of Code § 4-57 and was sentenced by a jury to six months in jail and fined $1,000. On appeal, he contends that the evidence proffered at trial was insufficient to support the conviction. We agree and reverse the conviction.

The evidence at trial consisted entirely of the testimony of J. E. Beheler, an agent of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission. Beheler testified that at 6:30 a.m. on July 7, 1985, he and another agent were returning to…