Turner v. State

The indictment upon .which the appellant was convicted charges him with stealing “ one book, of the value of six dollars, the personal property of Levi W. Welker.” We think that the description of the property stolen is sufficient. The case of State v. Logan, 1 Mo. 532, is exactly in point, and the principle upon which the decision rests is decided in many cases. State v. King, 31 La. Ann. 179; State v. Carter, 33 La. Ann. 1214; 2 Bishop Crim. Proc., section 700, and authorities cited. The books are full of cases in which it was held that such descriptions as “one horse,” “ one cow,” “ one…