State v. Ellerbe

McCALEB, Justice.

Appellant was charged, tried and convicted of the offense of receiving stolen things, as defined by Article 69 of the Criminal Code, Act 43 of 1942, in that he procured, received and concealed five pigs valued at $40, knowing the same to have been the subject of a theft. Following imposition of a twelve month sentence in the State Penitentiary at hard labor, he prosecuted this appeal, relying on seven bills of exception for a reversal.

Appellant filed, in limine, a plea to the jurisdiction of the court contending that, if the offense charged had been committed at all, it took…