Bone v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for larceny from the house. Before Judge Eoan. Fulton superior court. June 1, 1901. Julius'Bone and Cliff Brewer were jointly indicted for larceny from the house.
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Indictment for larceny from the house. Before Judge Eoan. Fulton superior court. June 1, 1901. Julius'Bone and Cliff Brewer were jointly indicted for larceny from the house. The indictment alleged, that on a specified day they “did, from the Union Passenger Depot building in said coiinty being found, wrongfully, fraudulently, and privately take, steal, and carry away with intent to steal the same, one suit case containing seven shirts, ten suits of underwear, two night shirts, half dozen collars, three pairs of hose, four -red books, one grip containing combs and brushes, one engineer’s…
1Opinion of the CourtCandler, J.
1. “The description of a thing must be always one of degree. . . Certainty to a reasonable intent .is all the law requires.” Brown v. State, 44 Ga. 301.
2. The indictment charged but one offense ; and the description of the articles alleged to have'been stolen, taken all together, was sufficiently definite to identify the transaction under investigation, was full enough to put the accused persons, on notice of what they were charged with having .stolen, and gave them all the information to which they were .entitled to enable them to preparé for trial. ''
Argued July 19, Decided August 10, 1904.…
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