State v. Blair

Robinson, Judge:

By this writ of error, Harrison Blair complains that he has been convicted and held for petit larceny, (1) upon an insufficient indictment, (2) upon a verdict contrary to law and the evidence, (3) by a void judgment.

The indictment charges the larceny of one man’s saddle, of the value of $7, and one horse, of the value of $15, of the goods and chattels of another. By motion to quash, which was overruled, exception is taken to the terms used in describing the propertjr as aforesaid. It is contended that they are general and not sufficiently specific. This is not tenable. The…