Gregory v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Helm

Affirming.

The appellant, Elwyn Gregory, was found guilty of grand larceny and his punishment fixed at one year in the state penitentiary. The indictment charged appellant with the offense of stealing an automobile of Owen Gray.

At the trial, Gray, 39 years of age, residing in Central City, stated that he owned a 1946 Dodge automobile worth around $1,600; that “he had left the car out in front of the house. I couldn’t get in the driveway. * * * Around three o’clock in the morning * * * I woke up and I heard a noise out front and I looked out the window and saw…