Smith v. State

Lonnie Smith, Arthur Smith, and Tom Cobb were jointly charged with the larceny of “150 pounds of hog meat, consisting of two shoulders and eight hams of the value of $50.” The meat was alleged to have been taken on May 1, 1928, and to have been the property of G. J. Watkins. Lonnie Smith and Arthur Smith each elected to sever, and each was tried and convicted. *742Each filed a motion for a new trial, based solely upon the general grounds, and the trial judge overruled both motions.

The substance of the evidence follows: On the night of May 1, 1928, the meat described in the accusation was taken…