Commonwealth v. Gentry

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Clay

Certifying tbe law.

W. S. Gentry was indicted for a violation of section 1213a, Kentucky Statutes, as amended by Acts 1930, c. 179, known as “the Cold Check Law.” At the conclusion of the evidence for the commonwealth, an acquittal was directed by the trial judge. The commonwealth has appealed for the purpose of having the law certified.

The evidence on behalf of the commonwealth is as follows: On March 6, 1934, A. B. Cornett, a citizen of Berea, cashed a check for $25, drawn by the accused on the Union Bank & Trust Company, of Irvine, Ky., and payable…