State v. Quinn

Appellant was convicted in the Circuit Court of Butler County of the crime of grand larceny. The jury assessed his punishment at a term of two years in the penitentiary, and he appeals. Error is assigned in: (1) That the information is defective; (2) that the State’s main instruction is confusing and misleading; (3) the refusal of an instruction offered by appellant, which submitted the converse of the State’s main instruction; (4) failure of the court to instruct on the law of alibi, whether requested or not; (5) in refusing to permit named witnesses to testify as to appellant’s reputation…