WHITE v. COMMONWEALTH


394 S.W.2d 770 (1965)

Robert L. WHITE and William Chapman (sometimes known as Billy Ross), Appellants, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied November 5, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Beard and William E. Rummage, Bratcher, Rummage, Beard & Flaherty, Owensboro, for appellants.

Robert Matthews, Atty. Gen., Frank D. Berry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


CULLEN, Commissioner.

Upon a joint trial, Robert White and William Chapman were convicted on two counts of obtaining money under false pretenses, KRS 434.050, and a sentence of two years was imposed on each count. White and Chapman have appealed, asserting numerous grounds of error.

The appellants were charged with having victimized two elderly women by means of the well known "furnace inspection" racket. The evidence for the Commonwealth was that Chapman...

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