Wilson v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Settle

Affirming.

The appellant, C. D. Wilson, was tried and convicted in the Pendleton Circuit Court under an indictment charging him with the offense of having in his possession malt liquors for the purpose of selling them in local option territory in violation of section 2557b, Kentucky Statutes. His punishment was .fixed by verdict of the jury at a fine of $100.00 and fifty days’ imprisonment in jail. He was refused a new trial and has appealed.

He complains (1) of the admission by the trial court of incompetent evidence; (2) of the refusal by the court…