Goodin v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Bees

Bees—Affirming.

Appellant was convicted of the crime of grand larceny, sentenced to serve five years in the penitentiary, and appeals.

As grounds for reversal he contends, first, that the court should have instructed the jury that, if they •believed from the evidence he had been proven guilty of knowingly receiving stolen property, but had not been proven guilty of stealing it, he should be acquitted; and, second, that he was entitled to an instruction on petit, larceny.

The crime for which appellant was convicted consisted of the theft of a Ford automobile owned…