State v. Moeton

This appeal is from a judgment of conviction on a charge of grand larceny. The defendant claims a reversal on account of alleged errors in the trial court’s charge to the jury. No other grounds for the appeal are assigned.

The matters essential to a determination of the issues raised may be stated as follows: The complaining witness is a jeweler and pawnbroker in the city of Grand Forks. On February 27, 1928, someone broke into his shop and stole six diamond rings. He immediately noti- fled the police and they at once took steps to apprehend the tbief. They notified the authorities of the…