Commonwealth v. Dixon

CLAY, Commissioner.

This is an original proceeding in this Court brought by the Commonwealth for an order in the nature of a writ of prohibition under RCA 1.420 to prohibit the circuit judge of Bell County from proceeding to try an appeal taken from the Pineville Police Court by one Hubert Collett.

From the facts shown by the record, on May 9, 19S4, Collett was brought before the Pineville Police Court on a charge of possessing alcoholic beverages for the purposes of sale in dry territory. He pleaded guilty to the charge and was thereupon fined $100 and costs and was sentenced to 30 days in…