Bentley v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Chief Justice Thomas

Reversing.

The appellants, Elcaney and Noala Bentley, together with one Hall, were jointly indicted in-the Knott circuit court and accused of unlawfully having in their possession an illicit moonshine still and parts thereof for the unlawful purpose of manufacturing intoxicating liquors. At their joint trial Hall was acquitted, but the appellants were convicted. Their motion for a new trial was overruled, and they have filed a transcript of the record in this court with a motion for an appeal from the verdict and judgment rendered thereon, and their…