Johnson v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Crawford Circuit Court. Jeptha H. Evans, Judge. STATEMENT BY TRIE COURT. Albert Johnson was indicted by the grand jury of Crawford County for the crime of grand larceny.
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Appeal from Crawford Circuit Court. Jeptha H. Evans, Judge. STATEMENT BY TRIE COURT. Albert Johnson was indicted by the grand jury of Crawford County for the crime of grand larceny. The body of the indictment alleged that Johnson “on the 10th day of May, 1904, in the county of Crawford aforesaid, one watch and chain of the value of $15, and $10 in gold and silver coin and paper currency, money of the United States, and of the property of Julia Rose, unlawfully and feloniously did take and carry away,” etc. On the trial Julia Rose, a witness for the State, testified that she met the defendant…
1Opinion of the Court
Riddick, J.,
(after stating the facts.) This is an appeal from a judgment convicting the defendant of grand larceny. On the trial before a jury in the circuit court, there was no objection made either to the evidence or to the instructions of the court, and the only ground on which a reversal is asked is that the evidence was not sufficient to show that the value of the property stolen exceeded $10, and that therefore defendant should not have been convicted of grand larceny.
It will be noticed that the money alleged to have been stolen is described in the indictment'as “$10.30 in gold and…
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