Legal Opinion

Handshoe v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided September 29, 1922PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from Floyd Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the Court

*763Opinion op the Court by

Judge Clarke

Reversing.

The defendant was convicted of transporting spirituous liquor in violation of section 2554a-l, Kentucky Statutes, and his punishment fixed at a fine of $75.00 and confinement in the county jail for 30 days.

Numerous grounds are assigned for a reversal, but being convinced that the evidence was wholly insufficient to warrant a submission of the case to the jury, we shall confine our discussion to the sufficiency and competency of the evidence and leave open all other questions raised upon this appeal.

The defendant did not testify or offer any…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Owens v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1920

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Keith v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
  2. Hodges v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
  3. Mullins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
  4. Pulliam v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
  5. Brown v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923

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