King v. Commonwealth

233 S.W.2d 522 (1950)

KING

v.

COMMONWEALTH.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 24, 1950.

Davies & Hirschfeld, Newport, for appellant.

A. E. Funk, Atty. Gen., John B. Browning, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

HELM, Justice.

Appellant, David King, charged with the offense of having in his possession with intent to sell, lend, give away or show, obscene magazines of an indecent character, in violation of KRS 436.100, was found guilty and his punishment fixed at a fine of $500. He appeals, maintaining that: (1) The court erred in overruling appellant's demurrer to the indictment; (2) the court erred in…