McLendon v. State

Upon an accusation charging larceny from the house, McLendon was tried in the city court of LaGrange, before the judge without the intervention of a jury. The judge found the accused guilty, and the latter moved for a new trial upon the grounds that the judgment was contrary to law and the evidence and without evidence to support it.' The property alleged to have been stolen was described in the accusation as “ one box of Sweep Stakes tobacco, five lbs. Dukes mixture smoking tobacco, and one 19-lb. sack Capitola flour.” The accusation also alleged the value and ownership of these goods. The…