Weaver v. State

The appellant was found guilty of grand larceny of an automobile in the Criminal Court of Baltimore, by the court sitting without a jury.

He is a man who apparently has a serious problem with drink and a strong attachment to automobiles belonging to others.

His first contention questions the sufficiency of the evidence to support a finding of his guilt. The constituent elements of larceny are so well known that it is unnecessary to repeat them. See Canton Bank v. American Bonding Co., 111 Md. 41, 73 A. 684; Putinski v. State, 223 Md. 1, 161 A. 2d 117. Appellant’s counsel earnestly argues that…