Gears v. State

Appellant was prosecuted and convicted under an indictment in one count charging that on July 7, 1925, at Gibson County, Indiana, “the defendant did unlawfully take, steal and carry away of the personal goods and chattels of one Jacob Reibold thirty-eight chickens of the value of forty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($47.50).” The jury found the, defendant guilty of petit larceny and assessed his punishment at disfranchisement for two years, a fine of $500, and imprisonment at the Indiana State Farm for a period of six months. Judgment was entered in conformity with the verdict.

Appellant filed…