State v. Craig
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Mauldin, J., Aiken, January, 1921. Bred Craig indicted for grand larceny and upon conviction appeals. cite: Doctrine of theft as applied to lost articles: 2 McM. 503-4. And where ozvner is not known: Bish. Crim. Law (6th Ed.) Sec. 5, 881, 882, 883, 759, 799, 800, 811, 823, 842. And no marks to identify oziMer12 Am. Dec. 176; 7 Am. Dec. 462; 37 Am. Dec. 297; 1 Hill 94. Intent: 17 R. C. L-36, 37; 37 L. R. A. 116; 17 Am.
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Before Mauldin, J., Aiken, January, 1921. Bred Craig indicted for grand larceny and upon conviction appeals. cite: Doctrine of theft as applied to lost articles: 2 McM. 503-4. And where ozvner is not known: Bish. Crim. Law (6th Ed.) Sec. 5, 881, 882, 883, 759, 799, 800, 811, 823, 842. And no marks to identify oziMer12 Am. Dec. 176; 7 Am. Dec. 462; 37 Am. Dec. 297; 1 Hill 94. Intent: 17 R. C. L-36, 37; 37 L. R. A. 116; 17 Am. Rep. 140. cites: Law as to lost goods: Wharton Crimes, Sec. 1867; Bish. Crim. Law, Vol. 2, Sec. 878; R. C. L., Vol. 17, Sec. 40; 38 S. C. 352.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Watts.
This is an appeal from conviction and sentence on charge of grand larceny. The defendant picked up a purse lying between the seats of one of the cars of the Augusta-Aiken Railway & Electric Corporation, soon after boarding the car at Langley, S. C., and appropriated the .contents, $25.43, to his own use, and refused to return it to the owner on demand.
There are three exceptions charging error on the part of his Llonor Judge Mauedin.
The first exception charges error, in that his Honor erred in not directing a verdict of not guilty, on…
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