Webster v. Commonwealth

The plaintiffs in error were indicted for a violation of the prohibition law. They were found guilty and sentenced to a fine of $500.00 each and confinement in jail for a period of five months. In pronouncing judgment the trial court added that unless the fines and costs were paid the defendants should be confined for an additional term not to exceed six months.

The indictment contained three counts. The first count is what is known as the omnibus count. The second count charged that the defendants “did unlawfully have in their possession ardent spirits” and the third count charged that they…