Davis v. Commonwealth

VANCE, Judge:

Appellant Mary Crumes was indicted and convicted of theft by deception involving more than $100.00, a class D felony, and of criminal conspiracy to rig a sports contest, a class B misdemeanor.

Appellant Major Davis was convicted of complicity in theft by deception and with tampering with or rigging a sports contest.

All charges arose out of the promotion of a “Miss Black U.S.A.” beauty pageant in Louisville. Appellant Crumes promoted the State of Kentucky pageant under a franchise granted by appellant Davis, the founder of the national pageant.

The charges, as they relate to theft…