Vinson v. Commonwealth

WADDILL, Commissioner.

This appeal is from a judgment sentencing appellant, Charles B. Vinson, to prison for a term of one year for the offense of unlawfully converting to his own use property of another as denounced by KRS 434.040.

The property alleged to have been converted by appellant was parts of a truck, specifically being, three wheels, three tires, and a battery, belonging to L. H. York. The conversion is averred to have occurred in Lawrence County.

The events leading to his conviction began on March 21, 1950, when York leased to appellant a 1948 G.M.C. truck for a period of six months.…