Carey v. State

An indictment in two counts was returned jointly against appellant and William Ford. The first count charged robbery, alleging that the defendants “feloniously, forcibly, by violence and putting in fear” stole $1.05 from the person by Cless Ferguson. The second count charged larceny, alleging that defendants “did feloniously take, steal and carry away” $1.05 belonging to said Ferguson. Being tried by the court, without a jury, both defendants were found “guilty of petit larceny in the second count of the indictment”, and were sentenced to imprisonment at the Indiana State Farm for a term of…