Jones v. State

The defendants, Charles Jones and Inez Higgins, were jointly charged in the district court of Murray county with the crime of grand larceny, were tried, convicted, and each of them was sentenced to serve a term of one year in the State Penitentiary, and have appealed.

For a reversal of this case, two propositions are presented. First, the court erred in overruling the motion for directed verdict because the evidence is not sufficient to establish the essential element of intent to deprive the owner of the property, and is not sufficient to show venue in Murray county. Second, the court erred…