Adams v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for simple larceny; from Haralson superior court— Judge. Bartlett. June 10, 1918. The indictment charged larceny of. “one yellow heifer, horns standing about straight up, about two years old, being a female, and a young cow, of the ox species, . . of the value of fifteen dollars.”
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Indictment for simple larceny; from Haralson superior court— Judge. Bartlett. June 10, 1918. The indictment charged larceny of. “one yellow heifer, horns standing about straight up, about two years old, being a female, and a young cow, of the ox species, . . of the value of fifteen dollars.” The grounds of the demurrer were: (1) The indictment is duplicitous; it charges in one and the same count that the animal alleged to have been stolen was a heifer, a young cow, and a male castrated of the ox species. (2) The description of the animal is so contradictory that the defendant is not put on…
1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, P. J.
The court properly overruled the demurrer to the indictment. There is'no merit in the special ground of the motion for a new trial; and the defendant’s conviction was amply authorized by the evidence.
Judgment affirmed.
Bloodworth and Harwell, JJ., concur.
2Cited by1 opinion
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