HAMMER v. COMMONWEALTH


332 S.W.2d 267 (1959)

William HAMMER, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied March 11, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce R. Hamilton, LaGrange, for appellant.

Jo M. Ferguson, Atty. Gen., Paul E. Hayes, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


BIRD, Judge.

William Hammer is charged with stealing motors and other boating equipment. Bethel Hammer, brother of the defendant, owned a houseboat on which he had permitted the owners to store the equipment. It was from this boat that the property was taken.

William Hammer was indicted, tried and convicted on a charge of grand larceny. He appeals.

He first complains that his rights were prejudiced because one of the owners, a prosecuting witness,...

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