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2 Tenn. 110

State V.byers

Tennessee Superior Court for Law and Equity · decided 1815-10-06

Decided 1815-10-06

¶1Indictment for horse-stealing. — It was argued by HAYWOOD for the State that every felony included a trespass, and therefore if the jury should not be of opinion that a felony was committed they might find the defendant guilty of a trespass.

¶2WHITE e contra. — No authorities were cited on either side, and the Court inclined to adopt the principle in Haywood's argument.

¶3ORIGINAL NOTE. — The Court took up a wrong impression in this case. The better opinion is in Kel. 29, referred to in East's Cr. Law, 737, 778; viz., that a person indicted for grand larceny cannot be found guilty of a trespass, but must be acquitted.

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