Pittman v. State

The accused was convicted of simple larceny, under an accusation charging that offense. He presents the point that if he was guilty of any offense the evidence demands a conviction of larceny after a trust. The evidence was that the accused went to the store of the prosecutor and wanted some goods to sell at a picnic which was to be held at Hatcher’s Station. The prosecutor asked the accused why he did not purchase the goods at Hatcher’s Station, and he replied that the merchants at that place did not have the goods he wanted. The prosecutor testified: “I let the defendant have on…