State v. Bellamy

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Greene, J.:

The appellant was complained of under section 80 of the crimes-and-punishment act (Gen. Stat. 1901, § 2071) :

“Every person who shall steal, take, and carry away any money or personal property or effects of another, under the value of twenty dollars (not being the subject of grand larceny, without regard to value) shall be deemed guilty of petty larceny, and on conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.”

The…