Davis v. State

Davis was convicted of larceny. He was not represented by counsel in the trial court.

The general merchandise store owned by H. H. Forbes of Sandy Hook, Mississippi, was entered on April 18, 1955, and there was stolen merchandise of the value of $862.50, an iron safe, and $78.00 in silver dollars. A few days later Davis gave to his mother-in-law certain merchandise identified as having been stolen from the Forbes Store, and about the same time Davis gave his wife .about $40.00 in silver dollars. Also, within a few days after the goods were stolen, Davis took some of the bolt goods to a…