People v. Jackson

The indictment on which plaintiff in error stands convicted contains two counts, the first charging larceny of a purse and $69 in money, and the second charging the offense of receiving stolen property, the property involved being the same. There was a trial by jury and the following verdict returned: “We, the jury, find the defendant, Edward Jackson, guilty in manner and form as charged in the indictment.” A motion in arrest of judgment was made and overruled. Thereupon plaintiff in error was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of years not to exceed the maximum term fixed by statute.…