Commonwealth v. Rogers

VANCE, Justice.

Respondent, Harrel T. Rogers, was found guilty of receiving stolen property of a value in excess of $100.00 for the theft of a tractor, bush hog, and front-end loader. Kenneth Chisholm, a codefendant who was tried jointly, was acquitted.

Respondent’s conviction was reversed by the Court of Appeals because the trial court failed to grant his motion for a separate trial. We granted discretionary review, and we reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.

At the trial, Chisholm testified that respondent solicited his aid in removing the equipment in question from a work site of the…