Dawes v. Commonwealth

BIRD, Chief Justice.

Elmer Dawes was convicted of knowingly receiving stolen property under KRS 433.290. His punishment was fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of three years. He appeals.

A new television set and some new radios were stolen in Paducah, Kentucky, from a dealer. They were hidden in some weeds between the floodwall and the Tennessee River. The place of concealment is located near the intersection of a dirt road and a *192gravel road also located between the flood-wall and the river. The stolen property was discovered by chance. The discovery was reported to the…