Commonwealth v. Meiner

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Moorman —

Reversing.

Jake Meiner was indicted in the Campbell circuit court, under section 1967, Carroll’s Kentucky Statutes, 1922, for suffering and permitting .certain machines -and contrivances, known as slot machines, to he kept and operated on the premises under his control, whereby money and property and other things of value were won and lost. Under a plea of not guilty the case was called for trial, hut, before any evidence was introduced, the accused moved the court to prohibit the introduction of the evidence in possession of the Commonwealth, on the…