Lindsey v. State

The indictment in this case charged the appellant, and one Henry Myers, with the crime of grand larceny. Upon arraignment, the appellant pleaded that he was not guilty as charged in the indictment. By agreement the cause was submitted to the court for trial, without the intervention of a jury; “and, after hearing the evidence and arguments of counsel, the court being fully advised in the premises finds the defendant guilty as charged in the indictment, and that said defendant is a person of the age of only fourteen years.” "Whereupon the court assessed the appellant’s punishment, at…