Shipman v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Morris, Commissioner

Affirming.

Appellants were jointly indicted and tried in the Whitley circuit court on a charge of receiving stolen property of value in excess of $20; both were found guilty and sentenced to four years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary, and judgment was entered accordingly.

The court denied their joint motion for a new trial, and upon appeal they urge four reasons why the judgment below should be reversed: (1) The verdict is not sustained by the evidence; (2) the court erroneously instructed the jury; (3) the court erroneously refused a new trial on…