People v. Berlin
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from an order denying a new trial and a judgment of the district court of the fourth district, Hon. James, A. Miner, judge.
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Appeal from an order denying a new trial and a judgment of the district court of the fourth district, Hon. James, A. Miner, judge. The following is a full statement, of the record: The indictment by apt words charged the larceny by Nellie Berlin from Lena Wright of $100. The bill of' exceptions set forth the evidence on the trial as follows: On the trial of said cause the people gave testimony tending to show the larceny of the $100 as set forth in the indictment and tending to sustain such charge, and the defendant introduced testimony in defense of the-charge set forth in the indictment by…
1Opinion of the Court
ZANE, C. J. :
The defendant was convicted of grand larceny. The only question presented is whether or not the evidence justifies the verdict because the exception to the charge is wholly insufficient, On the trial the prosecution introduced evidence tending to prove that she stole $100 from Lena Wright, and the defendant introduced evidence tending to prove that she entered into a conspiracy with Lena Wright to kill one Mrs. Morris, for the consideration of $100, and that she caused a false statement to be' published in a newspaper to the effect that Mrs. Morris had died of heart disease,…
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