Mattingly v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Rees

Affirming.

John R. Mattingly has been convicted of the crime of grand larceny, and his punishment fixed at confinement in the state reformatory for a term of one year. He was accused of stealing and carrying away a power lawn mower, the property of the City of Bardstown. The lawn mower was stolen in April, 1947, and was found on Mattingly’s premises when they were searched on May 22,1948, pursuant to a search warrant issued on that day by J. F. Conway, judge pro tern of the Nelson County Court. Reversal of the judgment is sought on the ground that the search…