Wiggins v. State

From a conviction for the crime of grand larceny and a sentence of two years in the state penitentiary, Robert Lee Wiggins appeals.

*445Two errors are assigned: (1) The indictment is totally defective because the property stolen was alleged to he “the personal property of Hattiesburg Hardware Stores”; and (2) the instruction for the State, which followed the language of the indictment, was erroneous.

The proof showed that the Hattiesburg Hardware Stores is a corporation, existing under the laws of Mississippi.

On arraignment, the appellant plead not guilty. No demurrer to the indictment was filed.…