State v. Green

Appellants were convicted of the crime of larceny. The property alleged to have been stolen was described in the indictment as “certain automobile fixtures of the value of $85.” The verdict of the jury was:

“We, the jury find the defendants guilty as charged, valuation of auto parts moved, $75.”

At the beginning of the trial the defendants’ attorney objected to the hearing of any evidence, contending that the description of the property alleged to have been stolen was too vague and indefinite to inform them of the nature of the accusation, or to enable them to defend the case. Thereupon, and…