Morton v. State

On Rehearing. Each side has filed a petition for rehearing.

The State admits that the verdicts, as they appeared in the transcript—and as detailed in the opinion—showed the sentence for burglary to be sixteen years, and that for grand larceny to be five. But the State says the transcript was inaccurate, and contends that the verdicts, as actually returned, showed sentences to be sixteen years for grand larceny and five for burglary.

Be that as it may, the purpose of a petition for rehearing is to call attention to errors alleged to have been made in the opinion that was handed down—this as…