People v. Snyder

The defendant on May 26, 1923, broke into the chicken coop of one Fred Hemstreet and stole therefrom thirty chickens. He was charged with petty larceny and pleaded guilty to the charge. Sentence of thirty days in the county jail was imposed and then suspended, pending good behavior. Thereafter he was indicted for burglary in the third degree for breaking into the chicken coop with intent to steal the chickens. His conviction under this indictment has been unanimously affirmed.

The Constitution of the State by positive enactment restates the rule which from time immemorial has been regarded as…