Sutton v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Settle—

Affirming.

The appellant William Sutton, John Gaylog and Raymond Cook were jointly indieted in the court below for the crime of stealing an automobile of the value of $600.00, owned by William Bond. The appellant, Sutton, was accorded a separate trial, which resulted in a verdict finding him guilty and fixing- his punishment at confinement of one year in the penitentiary. He was refused a new trial and has appealed from the judgment entered upon that verdict.

The defendant, John Gaylog, as appears from the record before us, was previously tried and,…