State v. Crosby
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Townsend, J., Colleton, January, 1897. Indictment against George Crosby for larceny of a hog of the value of $8. Defendant convicted, and appeals.. cite: Acts of 1893, pp. 411, 506; Acts of 1894, 824; 1 Black, 459; 16 Pet., 342; 10 Baw., 448; 8 Cranch, 109; 1 Paine, 400; 3 McC., 306; 14 Rich., 247; 2 Bail., 554, 551; 8 S. C., 233; 14 Rich., 163.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered- by
Mr. Justice Gary.
The appellant was indicted, tried, convicted, and sentenced for the larceny of certain live stock, to wit: one hog, of the alleged value of $8. The only question presented by the exception is, whether there was error on the part of the presiding Judge in refusing to .charge the jury that the Court of General Sessions did not have jurisdiction of the case, unless the property alleged to have been stolen was above the value of $5.
The determination of this question involves a construction of the statute law upon the subject of the…
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