Brent v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Nelson Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Moorman
Affirming.
Appellant, Lee Brent,was indicted in tire Nelson circuit court for unlawfully and wilfully having in Ms possession -an illicit or “moonshine” still. He w-as convicted and his punishment fixed at a fine of $500.00 and confinement in the jail of Nelson county for three months.
Appellant resided about four miles from Bardstown and in July, 1921, a posse composed of citizens of Bards-town, without a warrant of any kind, drove in automobiles to Ms place and leaving their machines on the roadside walked in the direction of his residence, turned to the…
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