Dawes v. Commonwealth

CAMMACK, Judge.

Elmer Dawes was convicted of grand larceny and sentenced to one year in prison, after a second ■ trial of his case. The grounds upon which he urges reversal of the judgment are: (1) The court should have directed a verdict for him, and the verdict is contrary to the law and the evidence; (2) the court erred in the admission of evidence; (3) it was error for the court to fail to admonish the jury as to the effect of witness’ admissions that they had been convicted of a felony; and (4) a prejudicial statement was made by the court to the jury.

The Commonwealth’s evidence discloses…