State v. Groom

Thomas Groom was convicted of the crime of receiving stolen property; he has appealed from the judgment of conviction and an order denying him a new trial.

The information charged defendant with buying a calf, knowing it to have been stolen, with the intent to prevent the owner from again possessing the property; it described the animal with particularity and alleged ownership in the United States.

The proof adduced was ample to establish the following facts: The calf was the offspring of a cow issued by the government to an Indian residing on the Cheyenne Reservation; it was stolen from the…