State v. Edmons

Jan 28, 1916
Nos. 19,475—(12)
Reporters:
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Per Curiam.

Defendant was convicted .of grand larceny, and appealed from ‍‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‍an order denying a new trial. A careful consideration of the record leads to the conclusion that no errors ‍‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‍were committed on the trial, the instructions to the jury are not open to criticism, but a majority of ‍‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‍the court are of opinion that the evidence of the criminal intent is so far doubtful as to require ‍‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‍in the interests of justice the submission of the question to another jury. We therefore reverse the order appealed ‍‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‍from and remand the cause for a new trial.

Order reversed.