Simmons v. State

Appellants were jointly indicted, tried and convicted of grand larceny arising out of the theft of a yearling valued at $100.00. On several occasions they admitted the crime and these admissions were received in evidence over objection of appellants after a preliminary inquiry in the absence of the jury.

Appellants contend that these admissions were improperly submitted to the jury because the corpus delicti was not sufficiently proved. The proof offered by the State prior to the confessions shows that the yearling-in question, without the consent of the owner, was removed in the nighttime…