State v. Bethea

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Watts.

Defendant was indicted for grand larceny, tried, convicted and sentenced. After conviction and before sentence, a motion for a new trial was made and overruled; thereupon appellant appeals on the following exceptions:

“(1) There was absolutely no testimony showing, or tending to show that the property alleged to have been stolen was of the value of more than $20, and that the action of the jury in finding the defendant guilty of grand larceny was illegal and without any testimony whatever to support such a verdict, and his Honor erred…