State v. Tofte

An information for grand larceny containing two counts was filed against Louis Tofte, *754the appellant. The first count was drawn under section 82, chapter 100, General Statutes 1897, which reads as follows :

“Every person who shall be convicted of feloniously stealing, taking and carrying away any money, goods, rights in action, or other personal property or valuable thing whatsoever, of the' value of twenty dollars, or more, or any horse, mare, gelding, colt, filly, ass, mule, neat cattle, sheep or hog, belonging to another, shall be deemed guilty of grand larceny.”

The second count was drawn…