Morgan v. State

Citations

• 13 Fla. 671

Syllabus

<p>1. An indictment for larceny of chattels should show the time and place of the commission of the offence, and the value of the property alleged to he stolen; and if either be omitted, the defect is incurable.</p> <p>2. Under the statute prescribing a punishment for “ fraudulently marking an unmarked animal, with intent to claim the same, or to prevent identification by the owner,” an indictment should set forth the offence in the language of the statute, the intent to defraud being the essence of the offence. A charge that defendant “ wilfully and feloniously marked an unmarked animal,” is not sufficient</p>