Bowman v. Commonwealth

CLAY, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted of conversion, denounced by KRS 434.220, and his punishment fixed at two years in the penitentiary. He asserts numerous grounds for reversal.

About 5:00 o’clock one afternoon appellant appeared at a used-car lot and expressed an interest in purchasing an automobile. He selected a 1962 Pontiac and told the salesman he wished to test drive it. According to the evidence, the owner of the automobile has not seen it since. Appellant’s evidence is that he picked up a friend, had trouble on the road, purchased a new battery and tire, and did not get back to…