Pownall v. People

Plaintiff in error was the defendant in a criminal action in the district court of Montrose County, charged with the crime of larceny. Trial was to a jury and upon a verdict of guilty the court entered judgment of conviction and sentenced defendant to the state penitentiary. The defendant appearing in this court without counsel seeks reversal of his conviction. He was represented by counsel in the lower court where a motion for new trial was filed and, after hearing, denied.

Defendant has cited as error the identical matters presented to the trial court in the motion for new trial, and they…