Royce v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Sampson

Affirming.

*481Appellant, Robert Royce, and one Kinnaird were apprehended by a posse of deputy sheriffs on a public highway, in Monroe county, while they were driving a Ford automobile containing intoxicating liquors from Tompkinsville towards Glasgow. They were jointly indicted in the Monroe circuit court charged with unlawfully transporting liquor. Kinnaird pleaded guilty and was adjudged to pay a fine and serve a jail sentence. Appellant Royce pleaded not guilty and at a subsequent term of court was tried, found guilty and fined $50.00 and adjudged to serve a…