Porter v. State

Jackson, Chief Justice.

Porter, the plaintiff in error, was indicted for larceny from the house. He was convicted of a misdemeanor, the jury finding that the things stolen were worth less than fifty dollars. He made a motion for a new trial, on the ground that the verdict was contrary to the evidence and against law, which was overruled, and he excepted. Three reasons are given in argument why it is so : first, because the witness against him is an accomplice, and he is not corroborated; secondly, because the offense is not shown to have been committed within two years ; and thirdly, because…