Allen v. State

Bleckley, Chief Justice.

The penal code is in an unfortunate condition with respect to its provisions on the subject of larceny. By section 4414, larceny from the house of any “ goods, money, chattels, wares or merchandise, or any other article or thing, under the value of fifty dollars ” is punishable as a misdemeanor only, the penalty being that prescribed in section 4810. By section 4406, • simple larceny, where the property stolen is a note, due-bill, bank-bill, or any paper securing the payment of money or other valuable thing, is punishable as a felony by imprisonment in the penitentiary…