DAWES v. COMMONWEALTH


349 S.W.2d 191 (1960)

Elmer DAWES, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing October 6, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Holland G. Bryan, Richard R. Bryan, Paducah, for appellant.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., Martin Glazer, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


BIRD, Chief Justice.

Elmer Dawes was convicted of knowingly receiving stolen property under KRS 433.290. His punishment was fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of three years. He appeals.

A new television set and some new radios were stolen in Paducah, Kentucky, from a dealer. They were hidden in some weeds between the floodwall and the Tennessee River. The place of concealment is located near the intersection of a dirt road and a

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