BROUGHTON v. COMMONWEALTH


596 S.W.2d 22 (1979)

Ernest BROUGHTON, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Discretionary Review Denied April 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene Goss, Harlan, for appellant.

Robert F. Stephens, Atty. Gen., J. Gerald Henry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.

Before GUDGEL, HOGGE and WINTERSHEIMER, JJ.


WINTERSHEIMER, Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment convicting the appellant of the second offense of selling alcohol in a dry, local option territory. Appellant was sentenced to six months confinement and a fine of $500.00.

The appellant argues that the trial in circuit court of a misdemeanor is in excess of the jurisdiction of that court, and a conviction resulting from such a proceeding is void. The appellant's notice of appeal is from conviction of the...

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