Clark v. State

In this case the appellants were jointly indicted for grand larceny and for having received and concealed stolen goods, well knowing that the same had been stolen. On a plea of not guilty, the issues joined were tried by a jury, and a verdict was returned as follows : “We, the jury, find the defendants, John Clark, Robert Brady and Martin Kain, guilty of petit larceny, as charged in the indictment, and we assess their punishment at a fine of five dollars each and imprisonment in the State’s prison for the term of two years, and disfranchised for two years.”

Over the appellants’ motions for a…