State v. Dimond

By information Jack Dimond and another were charged with stealing “five Ford wire wheels and tires of the value of One Hundred and Ten ($110) Dollars.” Dimond pleaded not guilty. Separate trials were granted each defendant. The jury found Dimond guilty of petit larceny. Judgment was entered on the verdict. He appealed from the judgment and later from an order denying him a new trial.

The specification of errors presents four points: (1) The information does not state a public offense; (2) there was no sufficient proof of venue; (3) there was no sufficient proof of value of the articles alleged…