Stokes v. State

HARRIS, Judge.

Appellant was put to trial upon a two-count indictment, (1) buying, receiving, concealing, or aiding in concealing stolen property, and (2) grand larceny. The jury returned a verdict of guilty under Count 1 of the indictment.

Omitting the formal parts, Count 1 reads as follows:

“The grand jury of said county charge that before the finding of this indictment Estel H. Stokes, Jr., whose name is to the grand jury otherwise unknown, did buy, receive, conceal, or aid in concealing, 104 feet of 24-gauge under ground telephone cable; 66 feet of 24-gauge aerial telephone cable; 508 feet…