Taylor v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by Chief

Justice Carroll

Affirming.

The appellant, Taylor, who had formerly been con-fined in one of the penitentiaries of the state, and whose reputation for truth and veracity was shown on the trial of this case to be bad, was convicted of grand larceny, committed by stealing from the pocket-book of Mrs. Harper, thirty-one dollars.

*729The only ground relied on for reversal is that the evidence was wholly insufficient to sustain the verdict of conviction.

There was no direct evidence introduced against Taylor, but the circumstantial evidence pointing to his guilt was amply…