Grimsley v. State

This is an appeal from a conviction of the crime of grand larceny. On July 6, 1950, the appellant, Mrs. Betty Grimsley, was jointly indicted with her husband, Charlie Grimsley, and Olsen Grady and Sam Lucas, Jr., for the theft of ‘ ‘ one and 80/100ths cords of peeled pine masonite pulpwood in five foot six inch lengths of the value of $28.80 . . . the personal property of W. M. Thrower. . . .”

In August, 1950, the case was transferred by the circuit court to the county court for trial. On September 29, 1950, the indictment was amended on motion of the state and by written order then duly…