Salyer v. Commonwealth

MILLIKEN, Justice.

The appellant was indicted and tried in her absence for selling intoxicating liquor in dry territory, and the jury fixed her punishment at a fine of $50 and 30 days in jail. In the absence of the appellant, who was not represented by counsel, the trial court submitted the case to a jury, as permitted by Section 184 of the Criminal Code of Practice.

The appellant had been indicted for the offense in May, 1949,- and had attended terms of the court for the next year and a half without an action being taken upon the indictment. However, on 'January 8, 1951, the first day of the…