Groomes v. United States

ROVER, Chief Judge.

A jury convicted appellant of petit larceny. Code 1951, § 22-2202 (Supp. VII). Assigning as error (1) the denial of motions properly made for judgment of acquittal; and (2) the insufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict, appellant contends that the Government’s proof failed to establish a taking and carrying away of the property involved.

The Government’s evidence disclosed the following: While shopping in a self-service market, appellant was seen by a clerk to remove two articles from a shelf and put them in her purse which was inside a cart which contained some…