Pickett v. State

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Maulty Pickett was convicted of the larceny of a heifer and he appeals. Affirmed. The indictment charges that the defendant "feloniously took and carried away a heifer, the personal property of Aaron Ellis." Aaron Ellis was examined as a witness, and positively testified that the heifer belonged to his wife, and there is no evidence showing that the heifer was in his possession as bailee or agent of the wife. At the conclusion of the evidence the defendant…