Rollins v. State

The defendants were indicted and convicted of grand larceny. The ownership of the property stolen was laid in Bichard Barrett. The proof showed “that the property alleged to have been stolen was the personal property of Georgia Barrett, wife of Bichard Barrett, and there was no testimony tending to show the husband to be the bailee or agent of the wife.” We have quoted all the evidence on the question, as it appears in the bill of exceptions.

The court charged the jury, “that although the proof showed that the property alleged to have been stolen was the property of Georgia Barrett, wife of…