Hale v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

On appeal to the Ploy cl circuit court from a judgment of conviction in the quarterly court of that county the appellant, J. Nelson Hale, was convicted of the offense of unlawfully having in his possession intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale. His motion for a new trial was overruled, followed by tbis appeal and bis counsel in this .court insists for a reversal of the judgment on two grounds, which are: (1), incompetent evidence offered and introduced by the Commonwealth over defendant’s objections, duel (2), failure of the court to instruct…