Du Bois v. State

The prosecution in this case is founded on section 3707 of the Revised Code, which provides, that “ any person, who steals any personal property . . .,. from the person of another, must, on conviction, if the property stolen exceeds fifty dollars in value, be punished as if he were guilty of grand larceny.” Rev. Code, § 3707. The offence alleged in the indictment is in these words: “ The grand jury of said county charge, that, before the finding of this indictment, James Du Bois feloniously took and carried away, from the person of William E. Beard, one pocket-bock, containing fifty dollars…