Martin v. State

The accused Martin was convicted of the crime of larceny from the house. He filed a motion for new trial which was overruled and he excepted.

Special ground 1 of the amended motion for new trial complains that the court erred in charging the jury: “Now gentlemen, if you believe beyond a reasonable doubt that this defendant, J. D. Martin, in the County of Fulton and State of Georgia, at any time within four years prior to the date of the finding and the return of this bill of indictment by the grand jury, did, singly or in company with another, acting with a common intent and purpose to commit…