Rice v. Commonwealth

WADDILL, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted of stealing a public document as denounced by KRS 432.-130, and was sentenced to prison for a term of two years.

Since appellant insists that the elements, necessary to constitute the crime have not been proven, we will review the evidence *239which is pertinent to a proper disposition of this contention.

During the night of July 21, 1955, a search warrant was issued by a justice of the peace of Johnson County authorizing a search of a certain automobile owned by the appellant. The warrant was delivered to the sheriff of Johnson County. Upon arrival at…