Lester v. Commonwealth

OpinioN op the Court by

Chiep Justice Rees

Reversing.

The appellant, E. G-. Lester, a negro physician practicing in Madisonville, Ky., was convicted of unlawfully receiving stolen property, knowing it to be stolen, a crime defined by section 1199 of the Kentucky Statutes, and was sentenced to a term of one year in the state penitentiary.

On this appeal he relies on the following grounds for a reversal of the judgment: (1) Error of the trial court in overruling his motion for a directed verdict in his favor; and (2) error in the instructions.

The evidence discloses that some time in May, 1932,…