State v. Regan

Jul 1, 1873
Reporters:
Before:
Walton
Walton, J.

Indictment for larceny. Former convictions are alleged, with a view, undoubtedly, to increased punishment. ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‍The question is whether there is such a material variance between the description in the indictment of the court before which the former convictions were had, and the descriptions ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‍of it in the records offered in proof, as will prevent such increased punishment. We think there is not. We think the words used in the indictment are the exact ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‍equivalents of those used in the records.

The objection that there was n“o proof of the identity of the defendant with the person of the same name mentioned in the ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‍records, is not open to the defendant. The exceptions do not show whether there was or was not such proof at the trial. Nor do they show that any ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‍such objection was then made.

Exceptions overruled.

Appleton, C. J., Dickerson, Barrows, Danforth and Yirgin, JJ., concurred.