Moore v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Sampson

Affirming.. Appellant, Moore, was accused -by indictment in the Daviess circuit court of the offense of unlawfully having-in possession an illicit still, designed for the unlawful manufacture of intoxicating liquors. He was found guilty and his punishment fixed at a fine of $500.00 and by confinement in the county jail' four (4) months. In his motion for a new trial he sets forth eight (8) alleged reasons as follows:

“First, the court erred to the substantial rights of the defendant in overruling his motion for a directed verdict at the conclusion of…