State v. Bell

The opinion of the court was delivered by

DAWSON, J.:

The defendant was convicted of grand larceny for the theft of a Ford automobile.

• The state’s evidence, in brief, disclosed that the car in question belonged to Guy Chase, a resident of Smith county. Chase and his family attended a show in Smith Center one evening in September, 1919, leaving their car nearby. After the show their car was missing. The defendant, Dan Bell, and one Parsons who had previously discussed the possibilities of the business of dealing in stolen automobiles, met some time after the theft of the Chase car, and…