Cooper v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 14 — Indictment eor Grand Larceny — APPEAL PROM MARION CIRCUIT COURT. Grant Cooper and Others Were Convicted of Grand Larceny and They Appeal. The facts in this case show that the four defendants had six silver dollars, which had been paid to them for iheir work. The money was given to Sandy Waggoner, one of the four, and •they all went to the Bank of Uniontown to get the money changed, so they could divide it.
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Case 14 — Indictment eor Grand Larceny — APPEAL PROM MARION CIRCUIT COURT. Grant Cooper and Others Were Convicted of Grand Larceny and They Appeal. The facts in this case show that the four defendants had six silver dollars, which had been paid to them for iheir work. The money was given to Sandy Waggoner, one of the four, and •they all went to the Bank of Uniontown to get the money changed, so they could divide it. Waggoner and Harris went up ,to the counter, while Grant and Fred Cooper remained at the door. Waggoner handed, the cashier two silver dollars and asked for change; the cashier…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the court by
JUDGE O’REAR.
Reversing.
Appellants, Grant Cooper, Fred Cooper, Tbomas Harris and Sandy Waggener, were convicted in tbe Union Circuit Court of tbe crime of grand larceny, under tbe fol*125lowing state of facts: The four named had been shucking corn, and were paid $6 for their services. In order to divide the money equally among themselves, they went to the Bank of Uniontown to have $2 of the money changed into smaller denominations. Appellant, Sandy Waggener, went into the bank and to the cashier’s counter, handed him the $2 and asked for the change. The cashier handed him…
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