Hollon v. Commonwealth
Hollon v. Commonwealth
Opinion of the Court
Grace Flollo-n has filed a motion for an appeal from a judgment fining her $100 and sentencing her to 60 days in jail on a charge of having liquor in her possession for sale. We are sustaining the motion for an appeal because we think there was insufficient evidence to warrant the submission of the case to the jury.
The county clerk testified that local option was in effect in Wolfe County. The
The proof as to her reputation as a dealer in liquor was insufficient to warrant the submission of the case to the jury. Bingham v. Commonwealth, 308 Ky. 737, 215 S.W.2d 845; Flynn v. Commonwealth, 314 Ky. 388, 235 S.W.2d 1004.
Judgment reversed, with directions to set it aside, and for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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