White v. State

Bell, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was convicted of a violation of Code § 26-2637, which provides: “If any person shall break and enter any automobile or other motor vehicle with the intent to commit a larceny or a felony, he shall be guilty of a felony.” The indictment specifically charged that the act was done “with intent to steal.” '

1. The gist of the offense is the breaking and entering of the automobile with larcenous or felonious intent. Assuming, without deciding, that it was necessary to prove ownership of the vehicle, this was done by testimony of one detective that detective E. R.…