6 Utah 84 | Utah | 1889
Tbe respondent was indicted by tbe grand jury, and tried on a charge of grand larceny. He was found guilty. A motion for a new trial was granted, and an appeal from tbe order granting a new trial has been taken to this Court.
Tbe evidence below discloses that tbe defendant bad stated to tbe pound-keeper that a certain animal which be pointed out, then confined in tbe pound, belonged to him, and sold it to tbe pound-keeper for $11. It was shown that tbe accused did not own tbe beast, and never bad bad it in bis possession. Tbe pound-keeper, after paying the money, took it from tbe pound, and turned it out on bis range. Shortly afterwards tbe animal was claimed by its