Harris (Richmond) v. State

This appeal is from the judgment of the Fulton Circuit Court sentencing appellant to a term of one year in the penitentiary for the larceny of four hogs, the property of O. C. Cockrum.

For the reversal of this judgment, it is first insisted that the venue was not proved. It has been many times decided that it is essential to prove the venue of a crime, that is, the place of its commission, in order that it may appear that the court trying the case has jurisdiction. It is ordinarily so easily proved that many prosecuting officers neglect to prove it except inferentially. It is, however, a fact…