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State v. SwanzyState v. Swanzy

Supreme Court of Kansas
Oct 10, 1908
No. 15,929
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Appellant was convicted of the larceny of a hog. It ‍‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍is conceded that there was no error in the court’s rulings or in the instructions, and the only ground urged for a ‍‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍reversal is that the evidence was insufficient to identify the property stolen or to connect the appellant with the offense. We have ‍‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍carefully examined the record, and in our opinion there was no lack of evidence to identify the butchered animal with the ‍‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍one stolen. While the evidence connecting the appellant with the crime was wholly circumstantial, we think it fully warranted the verdict of ‍‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍the jury and the judgment rendered thereon. The judgment is affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Swanzy
Court Name: Supreme Court of Kansas
Date Published: Oct 10, 1908
Citations: 97 P. 1134; 78 Kan. 889; 1908 Kan. LEXIS 174; No. 15,929
Docket Number: No. 15,929
Court Abbreviation: Kan.
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