English v. Commonwealth

Opinion of tiie Court by

Judge Sampson

Reversing.

Appellant, Annie English, was convicted in the Bourbon circuit court on an indictment accusing her of a second offense of having liquor in possession, and given a three-year term in the state penitentiary. Of this she complains and aslcs a reversal of the judgment. Prom the record it appears that she is -an unfortunate, friendless old woman, addicted to the use of narcotics, and very poor. When the case was called for trial she had no counsel although it was a felony charge. The record does not disclose why she had no counsel, but it was perhaps…