Johnson v. State

PRICE, Judge.

The indictment charges grand larceny' in Count One, and in Count Two charges buying, receiving or concealing stolen property. The property alleged in each count is one I-Iickey-Freeman man’s suit, of the value of $180, the property of Metzger Brothers, a corporation. Conviction was had under the second count.

The state’s evidence tended to show that three or four days prior to June 1, 1960, defendant was in Metzgers’ store in Mobile, Alabama, with one Edward Mills. Mills said he wanted to buy a suit. After looking at suits, he asked the clerk to hang up two suits, stating he would…