State v. Benfield

BOBBITT, Chief Justice.

In his charge, the court instructed the jury they could return one of two verdicts, either guilty of larceny from the person or not guilty. They were instructed it would be their duty to return a verdict of guilty of larceny from the person if satisfied from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt “that the defendant Benfield took and carried away forty dollars ($40.00) of United States money, from the person of Tom Mace, without his consent and against his will; that such money was taken and carried away by the defendant with the felonious intent to deprive Tom Mace of…