Commonwealth v. Porter

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees —

Reversing.

The appellee, while a member of the bar of this state, was convicted in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, of a violation of the Harrison Anti-Narcotic Act (26 USCA, secs. 211, 691-707), a felony under the federal statutes. The judgment of conviction was rendered after appellee had entered a plea of guilty. He was sentenced to a term of imprisonment, but the sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation for a period of five years; power being reserved to set aside the suspension at any time without notice…