State v. Hessian
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal front Kossuth District Court. The defendant was indicted for the larceny of ten calves. ■ He was convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for six months, and appeals to this court.
1Opinion of the CourtEothrock, J.
1. CRIMINAL law : indictment for larceny: value. I. The stolen property is alleged to have been of the value of sixty dollars. In the third instruction given by the court to the jury, wherein the court states the material facts necessary to constitute ^16 C1qm6j the jury are directed that they must find from the evidence “that the defendant stole the calves described in the indictment, or some of them, or aided and assisted others in stealing them.” This instruction is complained of because the defendant might have stolen some of the calves and not have been guilty of the offense charged, but…
2Cited by15 opinions
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