Brownrigg v. State

This is a criminal case, wherein the defendant is charged with the crime of stealing a hundred-dollar bill from the person and against the will of one Neis Person, but without putting him in fear, and without threats or the use of force or violence. The information thus charges larceny from the person, as set out in section 28-510, Comp. St. 1929. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the sentence was two years in the penitentiary.

In the information, one Paul Hamilton is charged jointly with Don L. Brownrigg, the defendant herein, for the same offense. They were given separate trials,…