Johns v. Commonwealth

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted of illegally transporting alcoholic beverages in local option territory. KRS 242.230. His punishment was assessed at a fine of $50 and imprisonment for fifty days; he prosecutes this appeal by motion. KRS 21.140(2).

The question presented is whether the search of appellant’s automobile was legally accomplished.

State Trooper Walker arrested appellant for reckless driving, after he had observed appellant’s automobile approaching the trooper’s car in a reckless manner. Appellant presented a valid operator’s license to the trooper at the latter’s…