Jones v. State

The appellant and Charlie Mayfield were jointly indicted in the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial District of Jones County for the larceny by trick of $65.00 cash from Lola Mae Grammage. This kind of case is commonly known as “pigeon dropping”. A severance was granted and the appellant Trop C. Jones was convicted and sentenced to serve three years in the state penitentiary.

There were several errors assigned on behalf of the appellant. No point was made in the court below as to the form of the sentence. The main assignments in the lower court were on the question of the demurrer to the…