Cowan v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Siler

Reversing.

Willie Cowan was convicted of the offense of carrying a concealed deadly weapon. Having been convicted of felony on two or more previous occasions, his punishment was fixed, on the present occasion, at a life sentence in the penitentiary. He appeals.

There is presented for our determination only one question, viz., whether the trial court committed reversible error in admitting illegal evidence on this trial.

Cowan was arrested by police officers in Shelbyville on August 17, 1946, for the offense of reckless driving. When his arrest took place, this…