Guthrie v. Commonwealth

Clarence Guthrie was convicted of an unlawful sale of whiskey, and sentenced to jail for a term of six months and fined $50.

The only evidence for the Commonwealth consists of the testimony of one witness, W. E. Dalton, who testified that he had been employed as an inspector by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board since January 1, 1937; that on February 19, 1937, while driving from Montvale to the town of Bedford, he “picked up” a Negro boy who informed him that whiskey could be purchased in Bedford. On arrival in the town, the boy directed and went with the witness to the home of the accused,…