Commonwealth v. Hodges
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 30. — PROSECUTION BY 'COMMONWEALTH OF THOMAS HODGES AND OTHERS FOR PURCHASING TOBACCO IN VIOLATION OF THE POOLING LAW.— Appeal from Christian Circuit Court. Thos. P. Cooic, Judge. Demurrer to indictment sustained and Commonwealth appeals. —
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
William Rogers Clay, Commissioner
—Reversing.
The question arising on this appeal is whether or not the amendment to the pooling act of 1906, enacted by the Legislature in 1908, and commonly known as the “Crecelius Law,” is constitutional. The question arises in the following manner: The grand jury of Christian county, Ky., indicted Thomas Hodges and R. C. West for the offense of unlawfully purchasing pooled tobacco. They interposed a demurrer to the indictment, which was sustained by the trial court. Thereupon the indictment was dismissed, and the commonwealth appeals.
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