Lundy v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Criminal law. Before Judge Grice. Bibb Superior Court. October Term, 1877. Lundy was convicted of simple larceny. He moved for a new trial, which was refused, and he excepted. For the other facts see the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Jackson, Judge.
The sole question made in this case is whether or not the asportation of the cow alleged to have been stolen is sufficiently proven to authorize the verdict.
The facts are, that the cow was shot in the woods, and when about half skinned, the defendant and his companion became frightened and left the carcass of the cow before it was wholly skinned, or any part of the cow or skin actually carried off the ground where the cow was shot.
The sum of the authorities is to the effect, that whilst there must be a carrying away of the corpus delicti to com*144píete the larceny, the slightest…
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