Schlegel v. State

This is an appeal from a judgment on a verdict finding the appellant guilty of grand larceny as charged in the affidavit upon which he was prosecuted. He claims error in that the verdict is not sustained by sufficient evidence and is contrary to law. He was tried for the theft of a cow owned by John W. Bergdoll (hereinafter referred to as the own er), who resided on his 52 acre farm immediately north of State Road No. 67, in Jay County, Indiana.

After a conviction, on appeal we must consider the evidence most favorable to the State to support the verdict or decision of the trial court. Straw…