Mathis v. Commonwealth

EDWARD P. HILL, Jr., Chief Justice.

The appellants were convicted on circumstantial evidence of the crime of breaking and entering the storehouse (a garage) of another (KRS 433.190) and each was given one year in prison. Neither appellant testified.

Appellants argue (1) they were entitled to a directed verdict; (2) trial error was committed in admitting certain hearsay evidence ; (3) it was error for the trial court to correct the verdict in open court; and (4) they were and are entitled to have their conviction set aside or reversed under RCr 9.26 because their substantial rights have been…