United States v. Strong
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia
Indictment for stealing sundry copper bolts, the property of the United States. The prisoner was a workman in the navy yard and employed in driving such bolts. The bolts were delivered to him from the shop where they were cut. He offered to sell them, having first carried them home to his house. contended that it was not larceny, unless the defendant took them with intent to steal them. No trespass was committed.
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Indictment for stealing sundry copper bolts, the property of the United States. The prisoner was a workman in the navy yard and employed in driving such bolts. The bolts were delivered to him from the shop where they were cut. He offered to sell them, having first carried them home to his house. contended that it was not larceny, unless the defendant took them with intent to steal them. No trespass was committed. There must be an unlawful taking. 1 Hawk. c. 33, $ 2. cited 1 Hawk. c. 33, §§ 5 and 6. That if'the person to whom the possession of the goods has been delivered by the owner, takes…
1Opinion of the Court
The Court (Thruston, J., doubting,)
instructed the jury that if they should be satisfied by the evidence that the bolts were delivered to the prisoner for the special purpose of driving them into the vessel, and he afterwards took them away, with intent to steal them, it was larceny.
2Cited by3 opinions
- Seiden v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926
- Talbert v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1914
- Atkinson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923