State v. Townsend

Hart, J. J.

S. Townsend was tried before a jury and acquitted1 of a misdemeanor, charged to have been committed by taking and holding possession of a dwelling-house of Mrs. Mae Anderson in G-urdon, Ark., without the authority of herself or her agent. The penalty for a violation of the statute is a fine or not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars. Crawford & Moses’ Digest, § 4836.

Among other instructions the court gave the following: “Unless you do find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant did forcibly take possession of this dwelling-house without authority…