Smith v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1971
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
June 1986
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Trousdale · Commonwealth v. Hagan · Pennington v. Commonwealth · Thomason v. Commonwealth · Cornett v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
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““It is first contended that mere possession of alcoholic beverages in an automobile in local option territory does not constitute an offense under KRS 242.-230(1). That is true. See Commonwealth v. Trousdale, 297 Ky. 724 , 181 S. W.2d 254 (1944). However, a large quantity of such beverages being transported may constitute substantial circumstantial evidence of the illicit purpose. See Cornett v. Commonwealth, 170 Ky. 717 , 186 S.W. 671 (1916). Transporting 60 or more cases of beer raises a strong inference that this beverage was not possessed for personal or other legitimate use.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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