State v. Goldsberry

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The defendant was convicted of grand larceny for having taken cattle in violation of G. S. 1935, 21-533. The principal question raised by the appeal is whether there was sufficient evidence to prove felonious intent on the part of the defendant.

A summary of the evidence introduced by the state follows: A fence separated two pastures. In one of them the complaining wit*139ness, Herbert Olson, had about 64 head of cattle; in the other the defendant was pasturing about 140 head of cattle. On November 30, 1943, shortly after noon, Herbert Olson drove…