Ford v. State

Upon an indictment charging that John Ford “did unlawfully break and enter a building of another, to-wit, a cotton house, the property of one J. D. Clinton, with intent to commit a felony, to-wit, grand larceny,” he was convicted and took writ of error.

The indictment sufficiently described the building alleged to have been broken and entered. See Rimes v. State, 36 Fla. 90, 18 South. Rep. 114. Grand larceny is a felony. It is the larceny of personal property of $20.00 or more in value. It was not necessary for the indictment to describe the property, the intent to steal which accompanied the…