Judge v. State

CARR, Judge.

On an indictment charging grana larceny and receiving stolen property, appellant was convictea t>f petit larceny.

The evidence in the case is without dispute that some scrap wire was unlawfully taken from the “Bird Farm” operated by the Department of Conservation of the State of Alabama. A portion of this property was found under a house occupied by the defendant. It was identified by white paint on its edges.

It appears, also, from the evidence that two convict trusties were working at the farm at the time. One of them testified that he got some of the wire and carried “a right…