Adams Express Co. v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 40. — PROSECUTION AGAINST ADAMS EXPRESS CO. FOR CARRYING SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS INTO LOCAL OPTION TERRITORY. — September 23. Appeal from Washington Circuit Court. I. H. Thurman, Circuit Judge. Defendant convicted and appeals — QUESTIONS DISCUSSED AND AUTHORITIES. 1. An idictment for an offense created by statute must describe the offense in the words of the statute or in words of similar import.
Read the full summary
CASE 40. — PROSECUTION AGAINST ADAMS EXPRESS CO. FOR CARRYING SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS INTO LOCAL OPTION TERRITORY. — September 23. Appeal from Washington Circuit Court. I. H. Thurman, Circuit Judge. Defendant convicted and appeals — QUESTIONS DISCUSSED AND AUTHORITIES. 1. An idictment for an offense created by statute must describe the offense in the words of the statute or in words of similar import. And if the statute creating the offense contains exceptions and provisos in its enacting clause it is necessary to negative such exceptions or provisos in the indictment so as to show the defendant…
1Opinion of the Court
*423Opinion op the Court by
Chief Justice O’Rear—
Affirming.
Appellant, a common carrier, was indicted and convicted, charged with the statutory offense of bringing and delivering spirituous liquors into local option territory to another than a licensed physician or druggist. The indictment was drawn under Acts 1906, p. 320, e. 63, which makes it unlawful for “any person or persons, individual or corporation, public or private carrier to bring into, transfer to other person or persons, corporations, carrier or agent, deliver or distribute, in any county, district, precinct, town or city, where the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Louisville & N. R. R. v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
3Cited by12 opinions
- United States v. Dennis E. PrybaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Ramon Rodriguez and Michael ButtigiegCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
- Adams Express Co. v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
- Commonwealth v. L. &. N. R. R.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
- People v. HoranIllinois Supreme Court · 1920
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.