People v. Hunt

Plaintiffs in error, John Hunt and Omer Rose, were convicted in the Jackson county circuit court of grand larceny and the value of the property stolen was fixed at $55.50 by the verdict of the jury. After overruling motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment the court sentenced plaintiffs in error to imprisonment in the penitentiary. They have sued out a writ of error and insist that the judgment should be reversed for several reasons. In the view that we take of the case it will only be necessary to consider one point.

The indictment is in three counts, the first of which charges…