State v. Ostensoe

Defendant appealed from an order denying his motion for a new trial. He was convicted of compounding a crime, to wit, a felony. See G. S. 1923 (2 Mason, 1927) §§ 10654 and 10034.

Clarence Groven and Roy Groven, young men, stole 14 chickens from Mrs. Nevins by taking them from a building. They admitted their guilt. The crime was grand larceny in the second degree.

Defendant, a lawyer, acted for Mrs. Nevins. After the young men acknowledged their guilt defendant saw their father and said, “Tell the boys, $250 apiece.” The father resorted to a mortgage and raised $500. He gave it to defendant, who…