Burton v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

Reversing..

Lettie Burton, Tully Burton, and Mrs. Tully Burton were arrested under a warrant issued by the Pulaski quarterly court charging them with the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor in territory wherein the Local Option Law, Kentucky Statutes, section 2554c-l et seq., was at the time in full force and effect. Lettie Burton is the mother of Tully Burton. On their trial in the quarterly court, Mrs. Tully Burton was acquitted, and Lettie Burton and Tully Burton were convicted. They appealed to the Pulaski circuit court where-they were again…