Legal Opinion

Powell v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided September 24, 1912PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from Estill Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the Court

*416Opinion op the Court by

Judge Carroll

Reversing.

The appellant Powell was indicted for having in his possession liqnor for sale in local option territory. Having been convicted under this indictment, he asks a. reversal of the judgment upon the ground that there was no competent evidence offered by the Commonwealth to sustain the finding of the jury that he was guilty.

■ The only witness who testified in the case was the agent of the Adams Express Company, at Irvine, Ky., who testified as follows:

“I was the agent of the Adams Express Company at Irvine, Ky., for the period covering the time from…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Poor v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1877

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Gus Dattilo Fruit Co. v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
  2. Baskett, Nichols & Norment v. RudyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1919
  3. Alder v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1926
  4. Lee v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924

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