Pruitt v. Commonwealth

CATINNA, Commissioner.

Sidney Evert Pruitt was convicted in the Cumberland Circuit Court of grand larceny. His punishment was fixed by a jury at imprisonment for one year. He seeks reversal of this conviction, contending that the lower court erred in overruling his motion for a directed verdict on the ground that the evidence was insufficient to sustain a verdict.

Pruitt, a sewing-machine salesman and part-time farmer, lived with his wife and children on a small farm on Route 5, Glasgow, in Barren County, Kentucky. He raised tobacco and cattle in his spare time. His principal employment,…