Robinson v. State

Robinson was indicted and found guilty of petit larceny. It is now urged on his behalf that the evidence did not justify the finding.

It appears from the evidence that the appellant was about twenty-six years old at the time of the alleged larceny; that he was somewhat addicted to drink, and, at the best, not very bright intellectually, and that he had formerly been employed by Mr. Chambers, the owner of the property alleged to have been stolen. The evidence tends to show that, on the night of the 25th of July, 1887, the defendant went into Chambers’ barn, and without his knowledge or consent…