Russell v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Logan

Reversing.

Appellant was charged by the Estill county grand jury with the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquors, and upon Ms trial a jury convicted Mm, inflicting a punishment of 30 days in jail and a fine of $300.

Two deputy sheriffs, believing that appellant was engaged in the “liquor business,” visited Ms premises, and they followed a path leading from his home to a point where they found a still, with the necessary material for operation. The still was not on the land of appellant, and the path leading from his home to the still was crossed by other…