Dennis v. Commonwealth

VANCE, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a judgment which sentenced appellant to confinement in the penitentiary upon conviction of two counts of knowingly receiving stolen property. KRS 433.290.

The appellant, Larry Allen Dennis, and his brother, Douglas Lee Dennis, were indicted jointly, tried together, and both were convicted. Only Larry Allen Dennis appeals.

At the time of his arrest Douglas Lee Dennis admitted guilt and expressed a desire to “take the whole rap” because he thought the jury would go easier with him than with his brother since his brother was already on probation on…