State v. Douglas
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from tbe Second Judicial District Court, Churchill County; B. F. Curler, Judge. Leslie E. Douglas was convicted of grand larceny, and appeals. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. I. The court will observe that the indietrbent does not allege that the taking was at the same time and same place, or that it was the same act, and there is no testimony to show that they were taken at the same time and same place.
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Appeal from tbe Second Judicial District Court, Churchill County; B. F. Curler, Judge. Leslie E. Douglas was convicted of grand larceny, and appeals. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. I. The court will observe that the indietrbent does not allege that the taking was at the same time and same place, or that it was the same act, and there is no testimony to show that they were taken at the same time and same place. On the contrary, the ranches upon which these individuals live, whose cattle are alleged to have been stolen, are from two to ten miles apart, and no cattle were found in…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Massey, C. J.:
The appellant was charged with the crime of grand larceny, was tried and convicted thereof, and sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison for a term of ten years. He appeals from the judgment and the order denying his motion for a new trial.
1. He complains that the court erred in overruling his demurrer to the indictment. The specific objection made by the demurrer is that the indictment charges four distinct larcenies. At the proper time he asked the court that the state be directed to elect as to which of the offenses charged he should be placed upon his…
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- Joslyn v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1891
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- State v. RaymondNevada Supreme Court · 1911
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