Quillen v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Fulton

Reversing.

The appellant, C. R. (Tip) Quillen, was convicted of a felony, under Section 1358, Kentucky Statutes, for fraudulently concealing personal property on which there was a mortgage of record with intent to prevent or hinder the enforcement of the lien thereon and prosecutes this appeal from the judgment of conviction.

As the principal ground for reversal of the judgment urged by the appellant is that the court erred in refusing to grant a peremptory instruction, it will be necessary to state the evidence for the commonwealth somewhat in detail.

This…