State v. Dooley

1. The defendant was indicted, jointly with T. J. Keelen, charged with the crime of larceny by stealing a Ford automobile belonging to one George Robertson. Upon his separate trial, he was convicted of the crime as charged in the indictment. Section 1947, Or. L., defines the crime with which the defendant was charged. This section was designed to cover only those cases which would have been larceny at common law. All of the essential features which were necessary to establish larceny at common law are still requisite to sustain a convic*565tion under this statute, among which is the requirement…