Wilson v. State

1. Where, upon the trial of one charged with the simple larceny of a “Ford farm tractor, motor number 8N518458,” of a specified value and the property of a named person, it appears from the evidence that the defendant was found in possession of a Ford farm tractor on which it appeared to experts that the serial number of the motor had been altered so as to bear the number 88M878488, but that upon “raising” the original manufacturer’s motor number, it was shown to be the number specified in the indictment (8N518458), the jury is authorized from such evidence to find the defendant guilty of the…