Ennis v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Rees

Reversing.

The grand jury of Barren County returned an indictment against V. K. Ennis charging him with the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor in local option territory. The indictment also charged that Ennis had been convicted of violations of the Local Option Law, KRS 242.010 et seq., on three previous occasions. The jury found the defendant, guilty, and fixed his punishment at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of two years under KRS 242.990, which provides that any person who violates any of the provisions of the Local Option Law shall, for…