PUGH v. COMMONWEALTH


237 S.W.2d 64 (1951)

PUGH v. COMMONWEALTH.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 2, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis M. Burke, Pikeville, for appellant.

A. E. Funk, Atty. Gen., Guy L. Dickinson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


SIMS, Justice.

Dave Pugh was convicted of grand larceny and his punishment was fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for one year. He assigns two grounds for reversal of the judgment; 1. The court should have directed the jury to acquit him; 2. incompetent evidence was admitted over his objection.

Willie Riddle and his son, Bill, resided "two miles up Shelby Creek" in Pike County. On Saturday night, Dec. 31, 1949, some person stole three hives of honey...

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