State v. Carlson

Defendant appeals from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

Defendant, with another, was charged in the indictment with the crime of grand larceny in the first degree. He was tried separately, and the jury found him guilty of grand larceny in the second degree.

The indictment was lengthy and in detail set forth the necessary facts to constitute an offense. It was based upon the claim that the defendant had defrauded the complaining witness, C. E. Bashe, out of store fixtures and a stock of groceries by means of false pretenses and representations. The fraud is alleged to have been…