Adams v. State

Plaintiff in error, Tom Adams, was jointly informed against with one Emmett Taylor in the district court of Nowata county charged with the theft of an automobile the property of one William Myers, alleged to have occurred in said county on or about the 18th day of December, 1920. On a separate trial Adams was found guilty of the offense, and his punishment fixed at imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a period of 15 years.

The facts are about as follows: William Myers was the owner of a Buick Six automobile, 1920 touring model. When not in use Myers kept his car in a public garage in the…