Griffiths v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Erom Elkhart Circuit Court; 'William, J. Davis, Special Judge. Prosecution by the State against John Griffiths'for larceny. Erom a judgment rendered on a verdict of guilty, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGillett, J.
Appellant was charged by affidavit and information with the larceny of one coat and three vests. The ownership was laid in the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Company. There was a verdict of guilty, and, over a motion for a new trial, appellant was sentenced to imprisonment in the Indiana Reformatory, and was also fined and disfranchised.
It is claimed by appellant’s counsel that there was no evidence of ownership as charged, and ibis therefore urged that the court should have given a peremptory instruction, which was tendered by appellant, to return a verdict of not guilty.
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