Meadows v. Commonwealth

GANT, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of Burglary in the First Degree under Ky.Rev.Stat. 511.-020. This appeal was taken alleging two errors; the first was that evidence of other crimes was admitted at the trial and, second, that the conviction, if any, should have been of Third Degree Burglary rather than First Degree Burglary.

The particular crime charged in this case resulted from a break-in at a dwelling house, a house trailer, which was unoccupied at the time, at which the Appellant stole a shotgun and several shells, together with certain other property. During the trial, in order to prove…