State v. Greenspan

The defendant was indicted for receiving stolen property exceeding in value $30. At the trial the jury found him guilty of receiving stolen property of less value than $30. His punishment was assessed at a fine of $50. The indictment charged the defendant with the commission of a felony. R. S. 1889, secs. 3546 and 3553. As the jury found that the property stolen and received by him was of less value than $30, the offense was a misdemeanor, and the defendant was properly convicted therefor under section 3548 of the statute. The appeal was erroneously taken to the supreme court, which has…