Parker v. United States
Court Of Appeals Of Indian Territory
Appeal from the United States Court for the Southern listrict. C. B. Kilgore, Judge. Wilson Parker and Dan Shipman appeal from a con-iction of larceny. On the 20th day of October, 1896, an indictment was ^turned into the United States court for the Southern dis-:ict of the Indian Territory against the appellants, Wilson 'arker and Dan Shipman, charging them jointly with the irceny of two head of cattle, the property of one W. B. lenson.
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Appeal from the United States Court for the Southern listrict. C. B. Kilgore, Judge. Wilson Parker and Dan Shipman appeal from a con-iction of larceny. On the 20th day of October, 1896, an indictment was ^turned into the United States court for the Southern dis-:ict of the Indian Territory against the appellants, Wilson 'arker and Dan Shipman, charging them jointly with the irceny of two head of cattle, the property of one W. B. lenson. On April 8, 1897, the case was tried, resulting in verdict of guilty against both defendants. A motion for a 3W .trial was filed, overruled, and exceptions…
1Opinion of the CourtClayton, J.
( after stating the facts). It is unques-ionably the law that, while proof of other independent ¡rimes is not admissible to establish the guilt of the defend-,nt of the offense on trial, yet, under certain circumstances,. >ther crimes may be proven. In cases of larceny, if prop-rly connected, the proof that other stolen property was ound in the possession of the defendant, with the property harged to have been stolen, is admissible for either of four mrposes: (1) To prove felonious intent; ( 2) to prove hat the alleged theft was a part of a continuous transaction r scheme of larceny ; (3) to…
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