Reed v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Morris, Commissioner

Affirming.

Reed was convicted of the offense of carrying concealed a deadly weapon, denounced by Ch. 40, Acts of 1946, amending KRS 435.230, and fixing punishment at confinement in the penitentiary for not less than two-nor more than five years. His trial resulted in a verdict of guilty with visitation of the minimum penalty.

On appeal it is contended that (1) the act supra-violates Sec. 51 of the Constitution, which provides that no act shall relate to more than one subject and that subject shall be expressed in the title. (2) The court gave oral…