Brewer v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Willis

Reversing.

Ed Brewer and Oscar Divine were indicted for the crime of grand larceny. A separate trial was demanded, and the commonwealth elected to try Brewer. He was convicted, and a sentence of imprisonment for four years imposed upon him. A new trial was requested and refused, and Brewer has prosecuted this appeal. Numerous grounds were assigned in the motion for a new trial, but reliance is now rested upon but two claims of error. First, it is urged that the evidence was not sufficient to sustain the verdict, and, second, that a new trial should have been…