Austin v. State

The defendant was convicted of the larceny of an automobile. He moved for a new trial on tbe general grounds and on four special grounds. The court overruled the motion, and he excepted.

The evidence for the State showed, in substance, that the defendant procured the vehicle from the premises of the owner, where it had been parked in the backyard; that the ear was missed by the owner about eleven o’clock at night when he went to use it to go for his wife, who was working, the car having been previously parked about six o’clock; that the loss was reported to policemen who began a watch; that…