Dunn v. Commonwealth

Convicted by a jury of grand larceny, the defendant, Kenneth Odell Dunn, was sentenced to serve five years in the penitentiary. On appeal, he contends the evidence was insufficient to show that the stolen items had a value of $100 or more. *

The evidence shows that the stolen property consisted of a framed dollar bill having no special value, $1.20 in coins laminated in clear plastic, and a typewriter purchased new for $150 ten years before the theft. The Commonwealth offered no evidence concerning the current value or the present condition of the typewriter, except to show that it was used…