People v. Gadson

A jury found defendant guilty of larceny from the person of another. She appeals.

The complaining witness testified: that on the evening in question he had $146 folded up in his pocket when he entered a tavern; that while there he drank 3 shots of whiskey and met defendant; that he accompanied her in an automobile driven by her, stopped and bought some beer, of which he drank 1 bottle, and then drove to an industrial plant where they picked up a man who was defendant’s friend; that the three stopped at a bar to drink whiskey and he had 1 shot; that they stopped to buy gasoline, for which he…