Legal Opinion

Helton v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided October 31, 1958Published

1Opinion of the Court

EBLEN, Judge.

This is a motion for an appeal. The defendant was found guilty of possessing alcoholic beverages for purpose of sale in local option territory and his punishment was fixed at a fine of $100 and sixty days in jail.

The motion for an appeal cannot be entertained. The record does not contain the judgment from which the defendant, is attempting to appeal. A statement of appeal filed with the record recites that the judgment appealed from was rendered by the Knox Circuit Court at its January, 1958, term and appears on page 462 of the record. There is no such judgment in the record and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gosney v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949
  2. Coomer v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949

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