Asher v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the 'Court by

Chief Justice Clarke

Affirming.

On October 23, 1924, and between 1:30 and 3:30 a. m., Dave Asher, Carl Combs and Charles Campbell visited in turn the Savoy, the City and the Riverside restaurants in the city of Hazard. These places were conducted by Greeks and at each Asher upon one pretext or another created a disturbance and had a fight with the Greek in charge. Asher and his companions were jointly indicted and charged with a criminal conspiracy as defined by section 1241a-l .of the statutes. Upon his separate trial Asher was convicted and sentenced to confinement in…