Thompson v. People
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error to the district court for Nemeba county. contended that the verdict was insufficient in law, that the court erred in instructing the jury that the possession of stolen property, unaccompanied by other circumstances of guilt, is sufficient to warrant a conviction, that the court erred in stating to the-jury the charge contained in the indictment, and also, in giving a definition of larceny.
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Error to the district court for Nemeba county. contended that the verdict was insufficient in law, that the court erred in instructing the jury that the possession of stolen property, unaccompanied by other circumstances of guilt, is sufficient to warrant a conviction, that the court erred in stating to the-jury the charge contained in the indictment, and also, in giving a definition of larceny. Our statute gives no definition of larceny, and consequently, the term is to be understood as meaning the same as at common law. The People v. Chambers, 18 Cal., 382. The People v. Antonio, 27 Id.,…
1Opinion of the Court
Lake, Ch. J.
The defendants in the court below were jointly indicted, tried, and convicted of the crime of horse stealing1, and have brought'the case here for review by writ of error.
I. The indictment contains four counts: the first and third counts charging the defendants with the larceny of certain horses, and the second aud fourth counts charging them with receiving horses, of a similar description, knowing them to have been stolen. It was contended on the argument, by counsel for the prosecution, that the property mentioned in the second and fourth counts was the same as that described in…
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- People v. ShotwellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1865
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- Durant v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1865
- People v. AntonioCalifornia Supreme Court · 1865
- People v. ReynoldsMichigan Supreme Court · 1852
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