Bowen v. Commonwealth

Kelly, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The defendant, W. R. Bowen, was arrested and tried by the mayor of the city of Buena Vista upon a warrant charging him with the larceny of certain brass pipes, valves and other brass articles, of the value of thirty-five dollars, and was sentenced to serve a term of six months on the State convict road force. From that sentence he appealed to the corporation court, where he was tried by a jury, found guilty, and again sentenced to six months’ imprisonment.

The sole ground on which we are asked to reverse the judgment is that the defendant was tried…