Swan v. People

An indictment was presented by the grand jury, at the October term, 1880, of the Knox circuit court, against plaintiff in error, charging him with having burglariously entered the carriage house of James McCutchen, and stealing therefrom two fly-nets, two halters, and a lap-robe or duster. He was tried at the same term, and a verdict of guilty was found by the jury, fixing the period of imprisonment in the penitentiary at one year. He entered a motion for a new trial, which was overruled, and he was sentenced to the penitentiary for the period fixed by the verdict. This writ of error is…