Commonwealth v. Reed

STUMBO, Justice.

A Martin Circuit Court jury convicted Johnny Reed, Appellee here, of receiving stolen property in excess of $300.00 and sentenced him to five years imprisonment. He appealed to the Court of Appeals, who overturned his conviction because of insufficient evidence. We granted discretionary review to determine whether there was sufficient evidence presented at trial to sustain a conviction for receiving stolen property over $300.00. Finding that there was not, we now affirm the Court of Appeals.

The relevant facts are as follows. On the morning of March 26, 1994, Mr. Shelly Hardin…