State v. Williams

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fenner, J.

The defendant, being prosecuted for grand larceny of certain goods of the property of Harry H, Waters, filed a plea of autrefois acquit based upon a former information, trial and acquittal for grand larceny of the same goods at the same time and place. The identity of the particular acts involved under the two informations is not disputed, but the first record exhibits an information for larceny of goods alleged to be “ the goods and chattels of one Louise Waters.”

At the suggestion of the district attorney the court referred the issue of…