Powers v. Commonwealth

Ashley Powers was tried and convicted on a warrant charging that he did “unlawfully have in his possession illegally acquired whiskeys in excess of one gallon, * * * .” A jury fixed his fine at $50, the minimum punishment therefor. He asks us to reverse the judgment entered thereon on the grounds that the court erred in the admission of evidence, in granting certain instructions, and in refusing to set aside the verdict of the jury, because it was not supported by the evidence and was contrary to the law and the evidence.

The evidence consists of the testimony of three officers of the…