Harris v. Commonwealth

MOREMEN, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Oscar Harris, Jr., was convicted of selling whiskey in dry local option territory. This was his third conviction for violation of the provisions of Chapter 242 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes. The punishment imposed was confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

It is urged as grounds for reversal (1) that appellant was denied the right granted by the state and federal constitutions to meet his “accusers” face to face; (2) that the evidence was circumstantial and did not exclude every hypothesis of innocence; (3) that the court erred in permitting a juror…