Carter v. Commonwealth

Charles D. Carter appeals from a final order entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of statutory burglary and fixing his punishment at two years in the penitentiary.

Five of the ten assignments of error raise questions that merit discussion: whether the court (1) improperly admitted in evidence stolen radios seized from Carter’s automobile, (2) improperly admitted in evidence shoes seized from Carter’s person, (3) improperly gave an instruction respecting the presumption that arises from a defendant’s exclusive possession of recently stolen goods, (4) improperly refused an alibi…