Johnson v. State

The appellant was indicted for grand larceny alleged to have been committed on July 15, 1935, by unlawfully and feloniously taking, stealing and driving away one head of cattle, the property of Hanna-berry Plantation Company, a corporation.

The trial was begun on April 24, 1939, the jury was selected and sworn, and after hearing the statements of counsel and witnesses on behalf of the state, the court quashed the indictment and discharged the jury from further-deliberation. The court held the defendant to the next grand jury in a bond of $400.

The witnesses for the state testified in substance…