Legal Opinion

State v. Kelly

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided February 7, 1928No. 6128PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TIatcheR, Judge:

The defendant, Mary Kelly, was found guilty under an indictment charging possession of moonshine liquor and also a former conviction for a like offense. She was sentenced to serve a term of three years in the penitentiary.

The witnesses for the State as to the possession were offi- eers who testified that they raided the house of Charley Ash in the city of Moundsville; that the defendant is the sister of Ash and resided with him; that when they entered the house^ she grabbed a can containing moonshine liquor off the floor and emptied it into the sink; that she also picked up a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Cromeans v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1909
  2. State v. HunterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1927
  3. State v. CremeansWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
  4. State v. GillWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1926
  5. State v. JohnsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1927

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. BaileyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1967
  2. State v. AllenWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1954
  3. State v. BurfordWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1951
  4. State v. SniderWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1928
  5. State v. KappWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1930

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