Turner v. State

Turner was indicted for the offense of simple larceny, the property which he was charged with stealing being a brindled cow of the value of fifty dollars, belonging to Mrs. McCullough. He pleaded not guilty, and on the issue formed a verdict of guilty was rendered against him. He made a motion for a new trial, which was overruled, and he excepted. His conviction rested on circumstantial evidence, and, for the purposes of this decision, no part of the evidence adduced is necessary to be reported in order that the points decided may be understood, except that which hereafter appears.

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