State v. . Talley

At tlie session of 1895 the General Assembly enacted this statute: “In all cases of larceny where the value of the property stolen does not exceed twenty dollars, the punishment shall, for the first offense, not exceed imprisonment in the State’s prison or common jail, for a longer term than one year. If the larceny is from the person, or from the dwelling by breaking and entering in the daytime, this section shall have no application. In all cases of doubt, the jury shall, in the verdict, fix the value of the property stolen.” Public Laws 1895, ch. 285; Re-visal, 3506.

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