Andrews v. State
Andrews v. State
Opinion of the Court
Andrews was indicted by the grand jury of Taliaferro cqunty for the offense of burglary, there (being two counts-in the indictment, one charging him with breaking and entering a certain dwelling-house, with intent to steal therefrom;, and the other charging him, after having entered said house,, with taking and carrying therefrom a certain watch and chain, “of the personal goods of Joe Calloway,” with intent to steal' the same. The accused was convicted of larceny from the-house, and excepts to the judgment of the court overruling his-motion for a new trial. All the grounds in the motion for a new trial are covered by the general ones, that the verdict is-contrary to law and the evidence. The only point insisted upon here in behalf of plaintiff in error is, that the verdict is-illegal, because the evidence shows that the property mentioned in the indictment at the time of the larceny belonged not to-Joe Calloway, but to his wife. The only witness on this point, was Joe Calloway himself. On the direct examination he testified that the .property in question belonged to him. On the-
Judgment affirmed.
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