Grooms v. State

Plaintiff in error was jointly indicted with two other persons charged with the offense of larceny of an automobile. Upon a trial verdict of guilty as charged was returned against all of the three. To the judgment im posing sentence upon him plaintiff in error took writ of error from this court.

Several rulings of the trial court are brought up for review by assignments of error, but it is necessary to notice only one of such assignments.

The automobile alleged to have been stolen disappeared from the place where it was usually kept by the owner and was found a few days later in another State…