State v. Green

Lees, C.

Robert E. Green and Stanley Rohweter were jointly indicted upon a charge of grand larceny in the first degree. Rohweter, who had been admitted to bail, failed to appear for trial and his bail was forfeited. Green was tried, found guilty, and appealed from a denial of a new trial and from the judgment of conviction. A reversal is sought on the ground that the evidence does not support the verdict.

The indictment described the property stolen as United States bonds amounting to $1,000 and $500 in money belonging to Even Sathre. Sathre was an old man living with his wife and children on a…