Vanmeter v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Thomas

Reversing.

The appellant and defendant in the indictment, Panlie Vanmeter, was convicted in the Edmonson circuit court of the offense ‘ ‘ of unlawfully having spirituous, vinous malt and intoxicating liquor in his possession ... to wit, home brew, same being then and there spirituous, vinous malt and intoxicating,” etc. He has filed a transcript of the record in this court with a motion for an appeal and in brief of his counsel there is but one complaint made of the verdict and judgment, which is: That there was no evidence introduced at the trial to…