Houston v. Commonwealth

GANT, Judge.

Houston appeals from his conviction and sentence for theft of a pickup truck in Kentucky. His case began when he was arrested on May 15, 1980, in Indiana for the theft of a van from Vandalia, Ohio. On May 19, 1980, Kentucky authorities questioned Houston about a vehicular homicide which had occurred in Jefferson County on May 13, 1980. While being questioned, Houston admitted stealing the Kentucky pickup truck in Louisville on May 14, 1980. On May 20, 1980, a Jefferson County Grand Jury indicted Houston for the theft of the truck. A trial was conducted on April 9, 1981. A jury…