Brockman v. State

It is conceded that the attempt to amend the information charging “larceny” to one charging “larceny by trick” was of no effect, there being no statute providing for “larceny by trick” as distinguishable from “larceny.”

The conviction must be sustained, if at all, under sec. 343.17, Stats., relating to larceny and providing in substance for the punishment of “any person, who shall commit the crime of larceny by stealing the property of another.” The words “larceny” and “stealing” are not defined in this statute, but the term “property” is expressly made to cover the field of money, goods, and…