Stephens v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Settle —

Reversing.

Following his indictment for the offense of unlawfully having in his possession a still, designed for use in the unlavfful manufacture of spirituous liquors, the appellant, Henderson Stephens, was tried in the court helow, by verdict of a jury fonnct guilty of the offense charged, and his punishment fixed at a fine of $500.00 and confinement in jail for a period of six months. He complains of the verdict and judgment entered thereon; also of the refusal of the circuit court to grant him a new trial, and has appealed.

He seeks a reversal of the…