State v. Gibbs

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

The defendant, T. J. (Jack) Gibbs, was convicted of stealing domestic fowls in the night-time. (Crimea Act, §§78, 79, Gen. Stat. 1915, §§3448, 3449.) His main grievance here relates to the overruling of his demurrer and motion for a directed verdict—

“For the reason that the facts proved fail to state any facts as against this defendant that would authorize a judgment for conviction. They don’t connect this defendant anywhere with the chicken stealing at all.”

This demurrer and motion was filed at the conclusion of the introduction of the…