Noble v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

Affirming.

Courtney Noble has been convicted of the crime of knowingly receiving stolen property and sentenced to a 5-year term of imprisonment. The sole question presented on this appeal, as stated in appellant’s brief, is “the verdict of the jury is against the evidence and the law.”

Mitchell Moore, who had been employed as a clerk in his father’s store at Chavies, Kentucky, was inducted into the United States army in December, 1942. He left his wearing apparel and other personal belongings, including a suitcase, in a building owned by his father. On or about…