Fuqua v. People

Rosa May Fuqua, one of the plaintiffs in error, was arrested and tried for the larceny of $18.00 before a justice of the peace, who found her guilty, assessed a fine against her and rendered judgment for the amount of the fine and costs. From this judgment, she appealed to the county court. Phillip Gerow, the other plaintiff in error, was surety on the appeal bond. In that court she was tried by a jury, who, after hearing the evidence and being instructed by the court, returned the following verdict: “We, the jury, find the defendant guilty in the manner and form as charged in the complaint,…