Markham v. State

Decided March 15, 1858

Supreme Court of Georgia · decided 1858-03-15

Larceny and new trial, from Fulton count3E Decided by Judge Buee, October Term, 1SS7. Nathan M. Markham was indicted for entering the house of Aaron M. Thomason, and stealing therefrom a silver watch, the property of Jeremiah Parker.

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Decided 1858-03-15

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¶1By the Court.

McDonadd, J.

¶2delivering the opinion.

¶3[1.] The possession and occupancy of the house by Thomason, was evidence of such ownership thereof in him, as was sufficient to “sustain the allegation in the indictment that the prisoner entered his dwelling house.

¶4[2.] There was no evidence that the room from which the watch was stolen, was the hired lodgings of. a boarder. A boarder lodged there, but there was no evidence that he had hired that particular room. There being no evidence to support the request made by the prisoner’s counsel of the Court to charge the jury, it was not error in the presiding Judge te> refuse it.

¶5The verdict of the jury is well sustained by the evidence.

¶6Judgment affirmed.