Katzman v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court bt

Judge Carroll

Affirming.

The information filed hy the Commonwealth against the appellant, who is a druggist, charged that he unlawfully sold at retail, not on a physician’s prescription, to Will Frazier a certain quantity of poison, to-wit: Opium, without satisfying htimself that such poison was to be used for legitimate purposes, and with the knowledge that it was intended for smoking purposes or for habitual use. It was returned under section 2630 of the Kentucky Statutes, reading in part:

“No person shall sell at retail any poisons except as herein provided, without…