McAlpin v. State

Oct 15, 1920
No. 21321
Reporters:
,
Before:
Smith
Smith, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The appellant ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‍was convicted of receiving stolen property. The indictment alleged that the property stolen was owned by ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‍the American Railway Express Company, a corporation; but the’’ proof disclosed that it was owned by ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‍the American Express Company, a corporation.

The ownership of the property alleged to have been stolen must ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‍be proven as laid in the indictment, 34 Cyc. 523. Consequently the appellant’s request for a ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‍peremptory instruction should have been granted.

Reversed and remanded.