State v. Nelson

Respondents were convicted in the court below of the crime of grand larceny. The evidence on the part of the state consisted of the testimony of one Nelson, an accomplice, and certain other witnesses, whose testimony the prosecution claimed was sufficient in corroboration thereof to support such conviction. Respondents denied any connection with the crime, and introduced certain testimony tending to prove an alibi. Among other things, the court charged the jury as follows: “There has been some evidence introduced tending to prove an alibi. The court instructs you that -an alibi properly…