State v. . Alexander
Supreme Court of North Carolina
TndxotmeNT for Larorny. tried before Ms Honor, Cannon, •J,. at Pali Term, 1875, of tbe Superior Court of Haywood ■county. The defendant, with one James Alexander, was indicted for the larceny of a hog. All the facts necessary to an understanding of the case, as decided in this court, are stated in the opinion of Justice Rynum. There was a verdict of guilty, and judgment, whereupon ■¡the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBynum, J.
The defendant was indicted for stealing a hog running at large in the “range.” The hog was found dead, having been shot. Its ears had been cut off, and one of its hams skinned, but the skin had not been severed from the animal, no part being cut off except the ears. There was no evidence that the hog had been killed elsewhere than where found, or had been removed from the spot where it had been killed. There was evidence that the defendant shot the hog and did the skinning. His Honor charged the jury, that if the defendant shot and skinned the hog, as alleged, and had it under his control,…
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