Crum v. Commonwealth

VANCE, Commissioner.

The appellant, Joe Crum, was convicted of the offense of grand larceny and sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for a period of two years. KRS 433.220. He alleges as grounds for reversal of the judgment (1) error of the trial court in overruling his motion for a directed verdict, (2) error in overruling his plea of former jeopardy and (3) error in the admission of certain testimony.

On the night of September 13, 1967, a 1965 Pontiac GTO Automobile was stolen from the lot of Pelphrey Auto Sales in Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky. Earlier in the day the…