Taylor v. State

Plaintiff in error was convicted of simple larceny, cattle stealing. Granting that the evidence shows that “ one red animal of the cattle species, of the property of Thomas E. Casey,” was stolen as alleged in the indictment, the evidence relied on to connect the defendant with the crime is entirely circumstantial, consisting of the fact that some beef was found in a box at the place where the accused lived. This beef was not identified as a part of the animal alleged to have been stolen. In Cannon v. State, 12 Ga. App. 637 (1) (77 S. E. 920), this court held: “ To sustain a conviction of…