Legal Opinion

Noble v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided November 10, 1961PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

STEWART, Judge.

Appellants, Harlan Noble and Chester Terry, were jointly indicted, tried and convicted of grand larceny in the Lee Circuit Court and each was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. They appeal, urging these grounds for reversal:

1. The court committed reversible error in admitting testimony of other acts of larceny not charged in the indictment and for which appellants were not on trial.

2. There is no proof the larceny occurred in Lee County with the result that venue was not established.

On April 29, 1960, James Chapman, the prosecuting witness, had three cows in his pasture in…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Fleming v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
  2. Warren v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953
  3. Carson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1951
  4. Parks v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. DyerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973

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