State v. Kennedy

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.;

James Kennedy was charged with and convicted of the larceny of a hog of the value of more than $20. He appeals and his principal complaint is that the evidence was insufficient to warrant a conviction.

When the owner discovered that the hog was missing he made a search of his premises and found tracks of a hog and also of a man leading from the yard to a gate which opened on a highway. There was snow on the ground at the time and where the tracks ended the snow was beaten down, and there were marks indicating that the hog had been turned…