Legal Opinion

Rowland v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided October 5, 1923PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*93Opinion op the Court by

Chief Justice Sampson

Affirming.

Appellant Rowland and another were driving an automobile loaded with about 100 gallons of moonshine whiskey along the public highway near Shelbyville when they observed another car, traveling in front of them, had been stopped apparently by officers, whereupon appellant and his driver, yet some distance away, attempted to turn their car in the road but the spotlight of the officers being turned upon them, appellant jumped from the car and started to run, leaving the door of the car open, exposing one keg. of moonshine liquor to view. The…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RileyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1921
  2. Royce v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
  3. Helton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
  4. Commonwealth v. WarnerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Safarik v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
  2. State v. SimmonsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
  3. Divine v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
  4. Ridner v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
  5. Click v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1952

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