Stringfield v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Misdemeanor, from Richmond county. Decided by Judge Holt, at October Term, 1858. The indictment charged that the defendant, on the 23d day of December, A. D., 1856, in the county of Richmond ie did receive from a certain negro slave, then and there the property of one Mr. Warren, a certain jar containing lard of the value of six dollars, without written permission from the owner, overseer or employer of said slave, or from any other au thorizedto give such permission,…
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Misdemeanor, from Richmond county. Decided by Judge Holt, at October Term, 1858. The indictment charged that the defendant, on the 23d day of December, A. D., 1856, in the county of Richmond ie did receive from a certain negro slave, then and there the property of one Mr. Warren, a certain jar containing lard of the value of six dollars, without written permission from the owner, overseer or employer of said slave, or from any other au thorizedto give such permission, authorizing said slave to sell and dispose of said jar containing lard,” &c. The defendant was arraigned and pleaded to the…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
McDonald, J.
delivering the opinion.
Every ground in the motion in arrest of judgment on which error is assigned, has been decided by this Court. In the case of Ricks vs. the State, the plaintiff in error, was indicted for buying cotton from a slave without permission; the Judge of the circuit Court charged the jury that it was not necessary to allege or prove the ownership of the cotton in any person, and this Court sustained the charge. 16 Ga. 600, 603.
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