Johnson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for larceny; from Bibb superior court—Judge Mathews. April 19, 1919.
1Opinion of the CourtBloodwoeth, J.
1. The court did not err in the instructions set out in the 1st and 2d grounds of the amendment to the motion for a new trial, which were complained of as not being authorized by evidence.
*1462. Error is assigned on the following part of the charge of the court: “The larceny of an automobile, locomobile, motor-cycle or other like vehicle propelled by electricity or gasoline in this State shall be a felony, and any person convicted thereof shall be punished in the penitentiary for a time not less than one year nor longer than five years. [Ga. L. 1916, p. 154.] So you see the offence charged in this…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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