State v. Lawellin

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The defendant was convicted on two counts for the felonious theft of poultry. He appeals, contending that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the judgment, and that a verdict of not guilty should have been directed.

The prosecution was in four counts for the theft of poultry from four separate farms, that of Ramsey, Wheeler, Redman and Morris respectively. The jury acquitted the defendant on the counts for the thefts of the Ramsey and Morris chickens.

The evidence supporting the charge involved in the theft of the Wheeler poultry was to…