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Napier v. CommonwealthNapier v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Nov 13, 1928
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Stanley

Opinion op the Court by

Commissioner Stanley—

Reversing.

These two ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‍appeals will be considered in one opinion. The defendant was convicted under ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‍two indictments of violating the prohibition law, which indictments are iden *225 tical with ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‍that considered in the case of Middleton v. Commonwealth (Ky.) 10 S. ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‍W. (2d) -, this day decided, and both judgments are reversed for ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‍the reason stated in that opinion.

Case Details

Case Name: Napier v. Commonwealth
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Date Published: Nov 13, 1928
Citations: 10 S.W.2d 813; 226 Ky. 224; 1928 Ky. LEXIS 55
Court Abbreviation: Ky. Ct. App.
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