Harless v. United States
Court Of Appeals Of Indian Territory
Appeal from the United States Court for the Northern District. John R. Thomas, Judge. John D. Harless appeals from a conviction of receiving stolen property. At the December, 1896, term of the United States court for the Northern district of the Indian Territory, sitting at Muscogee, John D. Harless, appellant, was indicted for larceny of certain cattle from Moosa Nebaka, and also, in the same indictment, was charged with receiving stolen property.
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Appeal from the United States Court for the Northern District. John R. Thomas, Judge. John D. Harless appeals from a conviction of receiving stolen property. At the December, 1896, term of the United States court for the Northern district of the Indian Territory, sitting at Muscogee, John D. Harless, appellant, was indicted for larceny of certain cattle from Moosa Nebaka, and also, in the same indictment, was charged with receiving stolen property. Harless was convicted in July, 1897, for receiving stolen property ; it being the fourth count in said indictment. From this verdict and judgment…
1Opinion of the CourtSpringer, C. J.
(after stating the facts.) Counsel for appellant in this case, without waiving any of the exceptions taken during the trial of the case, insist in their brief upon three specifications of error. These specifications are as follows : First, that there is no evidence in the record in the case, from beginning to end, which justified Harless’ conviction for receiving stolen property, but that, if the evidence shows anything, it shows that Harless was guilty of larceny, and not of receiving stolen property; second, the refusal of the court to give the special charge requested by the defendant on…
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