State v. Francis
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Hill County; W. B. Rhoades, Judge. George Francis was convicted of grand larceny and appeals from tbe judgment. This is a case where the state relied absolutely upon circumstantial evidence. Tbe eye of no witness saw tbe taking nor did human lip testify to any actual taking.
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Appeal from District Court, Hill County; W. B. Rhoades, Judge. George Francis was convicted of grand larceny and appeals from tbe judgment. This is a case where the state relied absolutely upon circumstantial evidence. Tbe eye of no witness saw tbe taking nor did human lip testify to any actual taking. Nor were tbe facts and circumstances testified to in such juxtaposition to tbe main fact, in this case, to tbe fact of tbe taking, so as to take the case outside 'Of tbe rule of circumstantial evidence. {Alderman v. State (Tex. Cr.), 23 S. W. 685; Guerrero v. State, 46 Tex. Cr. 445, 80 S. W.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Matthews
On February 28, 1918, George Francis was found guilty of the crime of grand larceny. The trial court thereupon set March 4, at the hour of 9:30 A. M., as the time for pronouncement of judgment on the verdict, permitting the defendant to remain at large under his bail of $2,000 theretofore given. On March 1, 1918, through his attorneys, defendant served and filed notice of motion for a new trial. At the time appointed the court convened and continued the matter of pronouncement of judgment until March 6, 1918, and allowed the defendant thirty days’ additional time “for filing bill of…
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