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Helton v. CommonwealthHelton v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Nov 15, 1957
Reporters:
PER CURIAM.

We are affirming the judgment finding the ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‍appellant guilty of selling intoxicating liquor in dry territory, fining her $100 and sentencing her ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‍to 60 days in jail. We think the action of the State Policeman, in representing ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‍himself to the appellant as being an employee of a Motor Company at the ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‍time he said he purchased whiskey from her, did not constitute entrapment.

The motion for an ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‍appeal is overruled, and the judgment is affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Helton v. Commonwealth
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Date Published: Nov 15, 1957
Citation: 307 S.W.2d 209
Court Abbreviation: Ky. Ct. App.
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