Munfrada v. People

Tony Munfrada and R. D. Garretson were convicted of larceny of seed potatoes of the value of $31.25. The former was sentenced to the reformatory; the latter, to imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one year nor more than five years. They seek a reversal of the judgment.

It is necessary to consider only one of the assignments of error. We quote from the cross-examination of Munfrada.

“Q. Did you get any tires from the Speedway people here last year, unknown to them, that you later agreed to take up? A. No, you have got that wrong.

“Q. Where did you get them? A. I just traded a tire…