Grant v. State

J. Wiley Grant was convicted of the offense of a misdemeanor (larceny from the house). Only the material parts of the evidence necessary to a decision of the case will be set out. The defendant, Sam Spires, Green Smith, Crawford Long, and E. E. Widner were jointly indicted for the offense of larceny from the house, in that, “on the 15th day of March, in the year 1931,” they “did then and there, after entering the mule barn and corn crib of G. W. Kelly, unlawfully, privately, wrongfully and fraudulently take and carry away therefrom, with intent to steal the same, 1005 pounds of white Spanish…