State v. Mann

The preliminary hearing testimony complained of, made by Mr. Hargrove alleges, in essence, (1) that various items of household furniture were removed from his home without authority during a period of his absence, and (2) that the same items were discovered and subsequently identified by him in the defendant’s home.

The prosecution established these two facts by independent sources. In my opinion, the trial testimony of detective Brew-ton establishes that the furniture found in the defendant’s home was identified by Mr. Hargrove as his. Brewton testified that he, Mr. Hargrove, and a second…