City of Columbus v. Russell

This is an appeal of a conviction of the defendant, the appellant herein, in the Franklin County Municipal Court, where he had been charged with aiding and abetting a petit larceny.

The facts of the matter, in brief, are that the defendant, along with two other men who were known by this defendant, were walking in a certain part of the city of Columbus. The complaining witness at trial said he saw one of the men jump upon the witness’s bicycle and ride off.

The witness stated that he “didn’t see the defendant do anything.” The defendant was asked by the owner of the bicycle who the man was that…