Holbrook v. Commonwealth

MOREMEN, Judge.

Appellant, Draxie O. Holbrook, was tried in the Letcher County Court under a warrant which charged her with having “committed the crime offense of transporting alcoholic beverages in dry territory” and was fined $20 and sentenced to 30 days confinement in jail. She appealed to the Circuit Court and a trial resulted in a $50 fine and a sentence of 30 days in jail. She appeals.

On December 3, 1958, appellant drove to Neon to do some shopping. She was accompanied by her adult daughter, two infant grandchildren and two women who lived in her neighborhood. After shopping, they drove…