State v. Johnson

Citations

• 78 Kan. 866
• 98 P. 216
• 1908 Kan. LEXIS 160

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Criminal Law — Larceny—Possession. Where one attempts to steal an article from the person of another, but only succeeds in dislodging it so that it falls to the floor, without having had control of it fór a single instant, the offense of larceny is not complete.</p>