HUDSON v. COMMONWEALTH


298 S.W.2d 300 (1957)

Rufus HUDSON, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, for use and Benefit of the CITY OF JACKSON, Ky., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

February 1, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Moss Noble, Jackson, for appellant.

Jo M. Ferguson, Atty. Gen., William F. Simpson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant was convicted of unlawfully selling alcoholic beverages in local option territory, and was fined $100 and sentenced to 30 days in jail.

Defendant urges that his conviction was void because he was not prosecuted by indictment in the circuit court. However, his contention is without merit because he was first tried and convicted in the Jackson City Police Court upon the same warrant. The conviction was appealed to the circuit court where...

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