With the economy now reminiscent of the Great Depression, we bring you some legal news straight out of Prohibition.

Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton, a legend of Appalachia, is headed to prison for moonshining and weapons charges. (In case you couldn't guess, he's the fellow in the hat in this AP photo.)

Last year, Sutton pleaded guilty to illegal production of distilled spirits and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. A federal judge Monday sentenced him to 18 months in prison, the Asheville Citizen Times reports.

"I'm a very sick man," Sutton told the paper. "I'd like to die at home instead of in a penitentiary."

Sutton was arrested in March for allegedly running a moonshining operation that produced hundreds of gallons of the hard stuff.