State v. Trowbridge

DONALDSON, Chief Justice.

Appellant James B. Trowbridge was charged by information with grand larceny of four calves in violation of I.C. §§ 18-4601 and 18-4604. He waived a preliminary hearing and pleaded guilty to the charge in district court. At the time of the offense, May 17, 1973, Trowbridge was employed as a range rider by the Star Lake Cattlemen’s Association. He stated that he found one of the calves beside its dead mother and subsequently took it and three others to his brother’s farm.

After considering a presentence investigation report and conducting a hearing, the district court…